In Clearwater County, jobs in the utility system construction pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the utility system construction industry wages were the highest in Clearwater County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clearwater County received an annual wage of $94,166 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Minnesota of $51,523 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $48,011.

Other top-pay jobs in Clearwater County, Minnesota can be found in building foundation and exterior contractors ($35,572), depository credit intermediation ($30,684), other specialty trade contractors ($28,824) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($23,433) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Clearwater County Wages have increased by 3.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Clearwater County, Minnesota by a total of 3.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Minnesota and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Clearwater County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Clearwater County, Minnesota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 41.4 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,849. The overall 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.

Clearwater County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Clearwater County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 307 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clearwater County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 49 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 70.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clearwater County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (49 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (6 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (3 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clearwater County

The Utility system construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 263 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Utility system construction industry make up 95.1 percent of the total job loss in Clearwater County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (263 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (9 jobs lost)
3. Logging (3 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (2 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (42 jobs lost)

Of the 9 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total employment has decreased by 16.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Clearwater County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 91.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clearwater County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 12.8 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Clearwater County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (91.4 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (82.1 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (65.5 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (3.8 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (1.3 percent gain)

Clearwater County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 86.7 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 Clearwater County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.8 percent in terms of employment in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Utility system construction (86.7 percent decline)
2. Logging (21.6 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (16.1 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (11.8 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.

Clearwater County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clearwater County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 10 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 43.1 percent of the total job loss in Clearwater County, Minnesota.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (2 jobs lost)

Of the 10 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Clearwater County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 41 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clearwater County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 32.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clearwater County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (8 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (8 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (8 new jobs)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Clearwater County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 11.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a loss of 2.8 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Clearwater County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (11.3 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (11.1 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (8.2 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (7.2 percent decline)
5. Logging (6.5 percent decline)

Clearwater County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 47.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Clearwater County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 11.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Clearwater County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (47.9 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (24.7 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (15.6 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (8.0 percent gain)





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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 Clearwater County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Clearwater County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $35,705 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 54.4 percent lower than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 37.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Clearwater County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 45.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Clearwater County, with 24.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $47,531. This household income level is 33.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Clearwater County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $36,438 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Clearwater County had a median income of $26,100, which was 26.9 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Clearwater County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $15,356, this median household income is 57 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Clearwater County, Minnesota

Clearwater County, Minnesota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 14.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Clearwater has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Clearwater County, Minnesota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 38.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Clearwater County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Clearwater on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14.8 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Clearwater County, Minnesota

Since 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Clearwater internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clearwater accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Clearwater County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 88.7 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Clearwater has increased in diversity when 1.3 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Clearwater covers a total land area of 995 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Walsh, ND (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ), Ellsworth, KS (9 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Clearwater County, Minnesota to be 40.3 years of age. The median in Clearwater is greater than the median age for the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 39.9 years of age. With a total of 23.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Clearwater can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Clearwater County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 8,476 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 8,383. This growth shows an increase of 1.1 percent. Clearwater ranks 45 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 1,796 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Clearwater County, Minnesota

In Clearwater County, the census reported 4,278 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 118 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.8 percent.

Clearwater County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $51,300, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Minnesota 2000 home median value of $122,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Minnesota, Clearwater County stands 57 of 87 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,447 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Clearwater County, Minnesota. In 2000, 92.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Clearwater County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Construction has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Clearwater County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 17.9 percent of employment in 2001 to 8.1 percent in the year 2005.

Construction between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Clearwater County. The sector faced a loss of 199 employees during the period, or 60.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 46.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Clearwater County is ranked at 78 of 88 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Minnesota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 75 of 88 Counties.

In Clearwater County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 432 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 16.7 and 13.6 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Clearwater County, with the industry averaging 29 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Clearwater County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.1. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.1 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Clearwater may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.





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