In Big Stone County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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Employment in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry paid the average highest wages in Big Stone County for 2006. The average industry job in Big Stone County was paid an annual wage of $29,568 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Minnesota of $63,650 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $33,978.

Top-pay jobs in Big Stone County, Minnesota may be found in nonresidential building construction ($27,852), building equipment contractors ($26,888), general freight trucking ($24,198) and residential building construction ($22,926) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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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.

Big Stone County Wages have increased by 18.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Big Stone County, Minnesota by a total of 18.6%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Minnesota and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Big Stone County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Big Stone County, Minnesota can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 48.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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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.

Big Stone County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Big Stone County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 49 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 70.0 percent of the total job loss in Big Stone County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (49 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (21 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (33 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (32 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (27 jobs lost)

Given the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Big Stone County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 121 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Big Stone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 25 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 51.0 percent of the total employment growth in Big Stone County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (25 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (11 new jobs)

Big Stone County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 139.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Big Stone County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 7.5 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Big Stone County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 17.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (139.1 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (50.0 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (32.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (25.0 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (20.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Big Stone County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 65 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the industry reported a loss of 18.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Big Stone County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (65 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (25.9 percent decline)





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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.

Big Stone County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Big Stone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 57.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Big Stone County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (57.6 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (55.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (12 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (7.8 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (5.6 percent decline)

Big Stone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 111.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Big Stone County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Big Stone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (111.1 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (15.4 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (7.7 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (5.3 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (4.6 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Big Stone County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 14 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 42.2 percent of the total job loss in Big Stone County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (14 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (11 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (5 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (1 jobs lost)

In Big Stone County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 81 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Big Stone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 36.7 percent of the total growth in Big Stone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (7 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (3 new jobs)
4. Lessors of real estate (2 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (9 new jobs)

Of the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 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.

Income and Poverty in Big Stone County, Minnesota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Big Stone County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 75 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Big Stone County, reporting 17.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Big Stone County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $35,944 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 53.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 36.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Big Stone County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $5,850, which is 83.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Big Stone County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,093 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Big Stone County had a median income of $20,963, this median was 41.7 percent less than the median for all households.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Big Stone County, Minnesota

In Big Stone County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Big Stone County, Minnesota has a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Big Stone has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Big Stone County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Big Stone have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 40 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Big Stone County, Minnesota

By measuring total land area, Big Stone spans a total area of 497 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 11 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), Coal, OK (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Big Stone County, Minnesota to be 45.8 years old. The median in Big Stone is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.7 years old. With 20.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Big Stone can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 55.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 24 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Big Stone internationally. The migration from outside the US into Big Stone makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Big Stone County, Minnesota had a population of 5,481 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 5,793. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.4 percent. Big Stone ranks 66 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,530 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Big Stone County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 98.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Big Stone has increased the percent of minority population when 1.0 percent of the people were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Big Stone County, Minnesota

The State of Minnesota, Big Stone County ranks 65 of 87 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,763 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Big Stone County, there were a total of 3,253 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 72 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.3 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Big Stone County, Minnesota. In 2000, 94.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Big Stone County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $41,900, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Minnesota 2000 home value of $122,400 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Big Stone County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Big Stone County, Health care and social assistance, Construction and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.87. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.87 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Big Stone County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

The Retail Trade industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Big Stone County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 20.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 14.7 percent in the year 2005.

Big Stone County is ranked number 84 of 88 total Counties throughout Minnesota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 83 of 88 Counties.

Wholesale trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Big Stone County, moving a total of 67.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Minnesota went through a industry job change of 0.2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Big Stone County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 24.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 300 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 14.7 and 13.4 percent of all employment.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Big Stone County, with the industry averaging 21 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and less than the Minnesota typical size of 29 for the Health care and social assistance industry.





Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).