Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Aitkin CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Traveler accommodation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 32 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Traveler accommodation industry make up 22.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Traveler accommodation (32 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (19 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (18 jobs lost)
4. Commercial and service industry machinery (17 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (12 jobs lost)
Of the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Aitkin County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 347 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Aitkin CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 60 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Limited-service eating places industry makes up 26.1 percent of the growth in Aitkin County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (60 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (56 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (20 new jobs)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (18 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (17 new jobs)
Aitkin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 200.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Aitkin County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 13.6 percent. The
Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Aitkin County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Services to buildings and dwellings (200.0 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (99.5 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (94.9 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (76.1 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (72.0 percent gain)
Aitkin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 15.6 percent. The losses in the
Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Aitkin County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.6 in percent of jobs in the
Highway, street, and bridge construction industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (65.5 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (46.1 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (44.2 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (42.9 percent decline)
5. Commercial and service industry machinery (37.6 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 11.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
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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.
