Tuesday, February 27, 2007

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


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Wages in all industries in Chisago 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 21.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,849. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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

Chisago County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Chisago County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 141 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 18.1 percent of the total growth in Chisago County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (141 new jobs)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (77 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (66 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (53 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (53 new jobs)

Out of the 47 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 21 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 26 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Chisago County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,209 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Chisago County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 94 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 22.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Chisago County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (94 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (75 jobs lost)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (63 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (43 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (27 jobs lost)

Chisago County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 193.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Chisago County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 3.8 percent. The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry in Chisago County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (193.9 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (133.6 percent gain)
3. Social advocacy organizations (104.7 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (101.9 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (94.3 percent gain)

Chisago County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 39.1 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 reported a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Other wood product manufacturing industry in Chisago County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.9 in percent of jobs in the Other wood product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (39.1 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (33.8 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (32.7 percent decline)
4. Consumer goods rental (31.3 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (31.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 11.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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