Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 128 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 70 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Washington County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,307 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

Given the industries in the area, the Insurance carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 354 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Insurance carriers industry make up 14.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Washington County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (354 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (315 jobs lost)
3. Individual and family services (190 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (162 jobs lost)
5. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (131 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Department stores industry has grown the most with 475 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Department stores industry makes up 12.5 percent of the total growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (475 new jobs)
2. Employment services (398 new jobs)
3. Outpatient care centers (395 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (351 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (174 new jobs)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 955.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Washington County has expanded slower than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 1252.9 percent. The Unclassified industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (955.6 percent gain)
2. Outpatient care centers (137.9 percent gain)
3. General rental centers (88.2 percent gain)
4. Specialty food stores (63.2 percent gain)
5. Employment services (55.5 percent gain)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 72.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (72.4 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (46.5 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (41.5 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (34.4 percent decline)
5. Individual and family services (32 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Washington County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County had a very high median household income of $77,577 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.9 percent higher than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 36.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $73,491, representing a 5.3 percent decline. Washington County, Minnesota, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 9 of 11 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Minnesota. Washington County ranks 451 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Washington County, Minnesota, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Asian category. This group felt a decline of 39.3 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Washington County, seeing a 51.7 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in Washington County, Minnesota has increased by 0.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 2.9 percent to 3.6 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a very low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 2.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 18.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Washington County, with 5.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Washington County had a median income of $55,868, this median was 28 percent less than the median for all households. In Washington County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $77,708 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 15.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $65,304. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $98,541. This median income level is 27 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Washington County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $67,014, this median is 13.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.