The total number of jobs has increased by 8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Morrison County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 271.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Morrison County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.3 percent. The
Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry in Morrison County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.4 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (271.2 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (231.3 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (217.7 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (134.2 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (123.6 percent gain)
Morrison County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 58.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced 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 Morrison County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 22.6 in percent of jobs in the
Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (58.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (50 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (44.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (42.8 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (29.6 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Morrison CountyThe
Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 128 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Gasoline stations industry make up 40.3 percent of the total job loss in Morrison County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (128 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (33 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (26 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (21 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (17 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Morrison CountyThe
General freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 89 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
General freight trucking industry makes up 12.1 percent of the total employment growth in Morrison County.
Top 5 Industries 1. General freight trucking (89 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (75 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (70 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (47 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (42 new jobs)
In Morrison County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 690 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Of the 51 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 33 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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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.
