Dakota County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Educational support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 2846.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dakota County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 180.3 percent. The
Educational support services industry in Dakota County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 70.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Educational support services (2846.0 percent gain)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (700.0 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (386.8 percent gain)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (323.1 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (288.7 percent gain)
Total industry employment has increased by 13.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Dakota County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 77.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 39.7 percent. The losses in the
HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry in Dakota County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 17.3 in percent of workers in the
HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (77.7 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (72.5 percent decline)
3. Industrial machinery manufacturing (64.1 percent decline)
4. Cable and other subscription programming (60.3 percent decline)
5. Animal food manufacturing (52.1 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dakota CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 1,290 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Limited-service eating places industry makes up 6.0 percent of the growth in Dakota County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (1,290 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (1,226 new jobs)
3. Insurance carriers (984 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (882 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (844 new jobs)
From the 160 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 99 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dakota CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Beverage manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 449 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Beverage manufacturing industry make up 7.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Dakota County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Beverage manufacturing (449 jobs lost)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (414 jobs lost)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (324 jobs lost)
4. Animal slaughtering and processing (303 jobs lost)
5. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (271 jobs lost)
In Dakota County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 18,545 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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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.
