Roseau County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Roseau County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 9 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total employment growth in Roseau County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (9 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (7 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (4 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Roseau County

The Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 27 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 23.6 percent of the total job loss in Roseau County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (27 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (9 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (9 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (6 jobs lost)

Given the 33 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Roseau County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Roseau County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 52.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Roseau County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (52.8 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (20.8 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (19.8 percent decline)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (19.4 percent decline)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (15.6 percent decline)

Roseau County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 50.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Roseau County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 2.5 percent. The Clothing stores industry in Roseau County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (50.0 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (22.0 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (16.9 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (16.3 percent gain)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (14.1 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Roseau County, Minnesota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Roseau County, Minnesota can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 29.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Roseau County, reporting 17.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Roseau County was reported to have a relatively high median income for households of $46,627 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 18.2 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 5.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,788. Hispanic headed households in Roseau County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,713, this median is 34.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $48,994. This median income level is 5.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Roseau County reported a median household income of $32,541, this median was 30.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Roseau County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $46,896 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.