Sibley County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Sibley County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 69 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sibley County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 16 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 25.7 percent of the growth in Sibley County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (16 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (10 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (10 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (6 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5 new jobs)

Of the 21 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 10 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sibley County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 79 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 69.0 percent of the total employment decline in Sibley County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (79 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (19 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (6 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (4 jobs lost)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 jobs lost)

Sibley County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 60.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Sibley County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Sibley County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (60.0 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (32.4 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (25.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (22.2 percent gain)
5. Religious organizations (19.4 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Sibley County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 54.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 7.2 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Sibley County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (54.8 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (30.2 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (26 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (14.3 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14.3 percent decline)





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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 Sibley County, Minnesota

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Sibley County reported a median household income of $35,100, this was 27.6 percent less than the median for all households. In Sibley County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,842 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Sibley County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,929, this median household income is 23.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $74,588. This median income level is 53.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 17.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $40,219.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sibley County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Sibley County, having 14.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sibley County reported a relatively high median income for households of $48,506 (2005 Dollars). This median is 13.6 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 1.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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