Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Carver County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The average total wages in all industries in Carver County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 4.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Carver County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carver County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Computer systems design and related services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 189 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 16.6 percent of the total job loss in Carver County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (189 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (122 jobs lost)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (94 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (91 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (76 jobs lost)

From the 77 4-digit NAICS industries, 30 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 47 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carver County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 482 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 13.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Carver County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (482 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (376 new jobs)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (312 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (307 new jobs)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (188 new jobs)

In Carver County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3,379 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 12.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Carver County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 32.4 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Carver County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 22.6 percent in terms of employment in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (72.2 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (71.5 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (65.1 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (62.3 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (57.2 percent decline)

Carver County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other schools and instruction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 971.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Carver County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 11.1 percent. The Other schools and instruction industry in Carver County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 32.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other schools and instruction (971.9 percent gain)
2. Employment services (366.8 percent gain)
3. Home furnishings stores (175.0 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (132.1 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (131.8 percent gain)





About: This report is part 2 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.

 

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