Polk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Personal care services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 35.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 13.7 percent. The losses in the
Personal care services industry in Polk County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 16.5 in percent of workers in the
Personal care services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Personal care services (35.6 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (32.4 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (29.8 percent decline)
4. Vegetable and melon farming (29 percent decline)
5. Florists (24.4 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 4.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 417.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Polk County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 7.5 percent. The
Building finishing contractors industry in Polk County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 17.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Building finishing contractors (417.6 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (237.4 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (148.1 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (82.1 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (62.7 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk CountyFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 320 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Individual and family services industry makes up 41.9 percent of the total growth in Polk County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Individual and family services (320 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (98 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (80 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (42 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (35 new jobs)
Of the 49 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 27 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Polk County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 443 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Polk CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 88 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Full-service restaurants industry make up 26.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Polk County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (88 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (42 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (34 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (23 jobs lost)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (21 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.
