In Dakota County, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the other financial investment activities industry wages were the highest in Dakota County for 2006. The average industry job in Dakota County received an annual wage of $84,451 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Minnesota of $97,284 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $120,327.

Other top-pay jobs in Dakota County, Minnesota are present in internet publishing and broadcasting ($80,757), computer systems design and related services ($79,854), druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($76,625) and electronic equipment repair and maintenance ($74,637) 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.

Dakota County Wages have increased by 17.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Dakota County, Minnesota by a total of 17.6%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Dakota County, Minnesota can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 2.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Dakota County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Dakota County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 2846.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dakota County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 180.3 percent. The Educational support services industry in Dakota County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 70.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (2846.0 percent gain)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (700.0 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (386.8 percent gain)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (323.1 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (288.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 13.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Dakota County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 77.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 39.7 percent. The losses in the HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry in Dakota County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 17.3 in percent of workers in the HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (77.7 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (72.5 percent decline)
3. Industrial machinery manufacturing (64.1 percent decline)
4. Cable and other subscription programming (60.3 percent decline)
5. Animal food manufacturing (52.1 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dakota County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 1,290 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 6.0 percent of the growth in Dakota County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (1,290 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (1,226 new jobs)
3. Insurance carriers (984 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (882 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (844 new jobs)

From the 160 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 99 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dakota County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Beverage manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 449 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Beverage manufacturing industry make up 7.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Dakota County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beverage manufacturing (449 jobs lost)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (414 jobs lost)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (324 jobs lost)
4. Animal slaughtering and processing (303 jobs lost)
5. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (271 jobs lost)

In Dakota County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 18,545 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.





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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.

Dakota County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 171 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 71 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 98 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Dakota County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,308 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dakota County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Insurance carriers industry has grown the most with 326 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 5.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Dakota County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (326 new jobs)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (271 new jobs)
3. Department stores (228 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (225 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (199 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dakota County

Given the industries in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 226 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 8.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Dakota County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (226 jobs lost)
2. Consumer goods rental (163 jobs lost)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (151 jobs lost)
4. Civic and social organizations (107 jobs lost)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (103 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Dakota County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 628.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dakota County has grow slower than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 1252.9 percent. The Unclassified industry in Dakota County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (628.6 percent gain)
2. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (76.2 percent gain)
3. Other financial investment activities (51.5 percent gain)
4. Investigation and security services (43.5 percent gain)
5. Educational support services (35.9 percent gain)

Dakota County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 65.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the it saw a loss of 6.7 percent. The losses in the Local messengers and local delivery industry in Dakota County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Local messengers and local delivery industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (65.3 percent decline)
2. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (54.7 percent decline)
3. Used merchandise stores (33.4 percent decline)
4. Consumer goods rental (30.1 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (29.1 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.

Income and Poverty in Dakota County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Dakota County had a very high median household income of $72,380 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 23.8 percent higher than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 32.1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The poverty rate in Dakota County, Minnesota has increased by 1.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 3.6 percent to 5.3 percent.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $71,028. This median is 1.9 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Dakota County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $54,555, which is 24.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Dakota County reported an income level of $62,532, this median was 13.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 24 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $55,022. In Dakota County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $73,157 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in Dakota County, Minnesota, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 58.6 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Dakota County, encountering a 5.3 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Dakota County, Minnesota can be understood to have a very low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 3.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 12.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Dakota County, having 8.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $66,467, which amounts to a 8.2 percent decline. Dakota County, Minnesota, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 2 of 11 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Minnesota. Dakota County ranks 321 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Dakota County, Minnesota

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.8 percent. By 2005, 39.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 35.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Dakota County, Minnesota has a very highly-educated population, with 34.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Dakota was reported to have a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Dakota County, Minnesota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 37.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Dakota have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 37.6 percent (Men) versus 32.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From the year 2000, Dakota has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.8 percent to a total of 37.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Minnesota percent of 30.8 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

In Dakota County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 35.2 percent of the White Alone, 31 percent of Black or African American, 42 percent of the Asian alone and 13.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota County, Minnesota had a population of 383,592 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 357,886. This growth signifies an increase of 7.2 percent. Dakota ranks 2 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 127 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Dakota County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 86.3 percent White, 3.6 percent African American, 3.9 percent Asian, and 4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 11.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Dakota has increased the percent of minority makeup when 8.3 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Dakota County, Minnesota to be 35.3 years old. The median age in Dakota is less than the median in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 33.7 years of age. With 26.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Dakota can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Dakota spans a total of 570 square miles. The county has a high density of 673 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Lee, FL (678 per sq. mile ), Chesterfield, VA (679 per sq. mile ), Waukesha, WI (682 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Stark, OH (661 per sq. mile ), Arapahoe, CO (659 per sq. mile ), Clark, WA (643 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Dakota from outside the country. The immigration into Dakota accounts for 5.5 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

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

Educational services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Dakota County, with a job growth of 56.6 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a sector employment shift of 12.1 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Information has a largest number of employee per establishment in Dakota County. The industry averages 51 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 22 and greater than the Minnesota typical size of 20 for the Information industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Dakota County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,281 total jobs during the period, accounting for 6.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 95.7 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Dakota County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 14.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 22,479 employees. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries total 12.7 and 9.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Dakota County, Information, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Information industry has an LQ of 1.98. The level of employment in the Information industry is 1.98 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dakota may be an exporter of products or services of Information.







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