In Steele County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 252 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Steele CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 182 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. industry make up 22.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Steele County, Minnesota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (182 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (83 jobs lost)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (76 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (74 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (64 jobs lost)
Out of the 57 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 34 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Steele CountyFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 284 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Employment services industry makes up 23.2 percent of the total growth in Steele County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Employment services (284 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (148 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (120 new jobs)
4. Residential mental health facilities (89 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (79 new jobs)
The total number of jobs has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Steele County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Utility system construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 71.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.5 percent. The losses in the
Utility system construction industry in Steele County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.8 in percent of jobs in the
Utility system construction industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Utility system construction (71.9 percent decline)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (71.6 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (50.4 percent decline)
4. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (48.4 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (47.5 percent decline)
Steele County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 103.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Steele County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 22.6 percent. The
Other specialty trade contractors industry in Steele County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.3 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other specialty trade contractors (103.1 percent gain)
2. Emergency and other relief services (95.2 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (86.4 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (81.6 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (80.7 percent gain)
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.
