Houston County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 47.2 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 it saw a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Houston County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.8 percent in terms of employment in the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (47.2 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (34.1 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (31 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (24.2 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (19.5 percent decline)
Houston County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Automotive repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 152.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Houston County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 7.5 percent. The
Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Houston County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.8 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Automotive repair and maintenance (152.1 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (61.6 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (52.5 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (52.0 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (48.3 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Houston CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Specialized freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 92 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 32.2 percent of the growth in Houston County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Specialized freight trucking (92 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (61 new jobs)
3. Civic and social organizations (26 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (23 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Houston CountyOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 26 jobs. The declines in the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 21.8 percent of the total employment decline in Houston County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (26 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (19 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (16 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (15 jobs lost)
In Houston County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 316 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Of the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.
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.
