The total number of jobs has increased by 18.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 51.4 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 gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.1 percent. The losses in the
Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Jackson County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 20.8 in percent of jobs in the
Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (51.4 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (40.5 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (28.3 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (19.8 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (19.1 percent decline)
Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 622.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jackson County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a loss of 0.2 percent. The
General freight trucking industry in Jackson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. General freight trucking (622.6 percent gain)
2. Other heavy construction (127.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (42.3 percent gain)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (36.8 percent gain)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (36.1 percent gain)
Of the 18 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 9 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Jackson County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 649 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jackson CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 129 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
General freight trucking industry makes up 62.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jackson County.
Top 5 Industries 1. General freight trucking (129 new jobs)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (33 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)
4. Other heavy construction (8 new jobs)
5. Hog and pig farming (6 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jackson CountyThe
Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 34 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Limited-service eating places industry make up 41.6 percent of the total employment decline in Jackson County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (34 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (18 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (6 jobs lost)
About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the
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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.
