Total industry employment has increased by 6.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
The Rochester Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 33.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 10.5 percent. The losses in the
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Rochester outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 29.2 in percent of workers in the
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (33.3 percent decline)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (27.5 percent decline)
3. Taxi and limousine service (24.3 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (24 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (19.6 percent decline)
The Rochester Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Land subdivision industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 188.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Rochester has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 21.9 percent. The
Land subdivision industry in Rochester outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 10.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Land subdivision (188.4 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (88.2 percent gain)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (75.3 percent gain)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (63.9 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (37.9 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Rochester Metro AreaThe
Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 564 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Full-service restaurants industry makes up 31.1 percent of the growth in Rochester.
Top 5 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (564 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (464 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (342 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (75 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (70 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Rochester Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 103 jobs. The declines in the
Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 21.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Rochester, MN.
Top 5 Industries 1. Services to buildings and dwellings (103 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (65 jobs lost)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (55 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (52 jobs lost)
5. Taxi and limousine service (52 jobs lost)
Out of the 28 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industries reported a drop in employment.
In the Rochester, MN metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,695 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
