Wilkin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 38.9 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 reported a loss of 0.7 percent. The losses in the
Building equipment contractors industry in Wilkin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the
Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 4 Industries 1. Building equipment contractors (38.9 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (30.1 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8.5 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (2.5 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 10.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Wilkin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 80.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wilkin County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 18.9 percent. The
Gasoline stations industry in Wilkin County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 6.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 3 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (80.7 percent gain)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (73.2 percent gain)
3. Other crop farming (10.1 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wilkin CountyFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 46 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Gasoline stations industry makes up 70.8 percent of the total growth in Wilkin County.
Top 4 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (46 new jobs)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (14 new jobs)
3. Other crop farming (5 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (5 new jobs)
In Wilkin County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 159 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wilkin CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 31 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Full-service restaurants industry make up 70.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
Top 3 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (9 jobs lost)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3 jobs lost)
Of the 7 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the 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.
