In Douglas County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Douglas County for 2006. The average industry job in Douglas County was paid an annual wage of $61,917 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Minnesota of $70,009 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Douglas County, Minnesota are present in utility system construction ($55,247), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($53,892), insurance carriers ($49,803) and architectural and engineering services ($46,809) 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Douglas County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 32 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,849. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Douglas County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Douglas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 51 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 16.8 percent of the total employment decline in Douglas County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (51 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (43 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (29 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (24 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (20 jobs lost)

Given the 62 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 42 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Douglas County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,580 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Douglas County

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 239 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 15.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Douglas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (239 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (149 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (145 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (91 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (74 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 12.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Douglas County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 203.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Douglas County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 23.8 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Douglas County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (203.6 percent gain)
2. Insurance carriers (185.3 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (173.2 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (133.8 percent gain)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (127.8 percent gain)

Douglas County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 54 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 26.3 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Douglas County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 7.2 in percent of workers in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (54 percent decline)
2. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (45.6 percent decline)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (43.8 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (28.6 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (24.9 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.

Douglas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Douglas County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 84 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 17.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Douglas County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (84 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (77 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (62 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (34 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (33 jobs lost)

Out of the 75 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 36 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 39 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Douglas County

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has grown the most with 88 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 17.4 percent of the total employment growth in Douglas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (88 new jobs)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (52 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (39 new jobs)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (36 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (32 new jobs)

In Douglas County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 185 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Douglas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 355.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Douglas County has expanded slower than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 1252.9 percent. The Unclassified industry in Douglas County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (355.6 percent gain)
2. Private households (208.3 percent gain)
3. Social advocacy organizations (184.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (112.5 percent gain)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (64.0 percent gain)

Douglas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 26.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the industry reported a loss of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry in Douglas County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2 percent in terms of employees in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (26.8 percent decline)
2. Business support services (23.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (21.5 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (21.1 percent decline)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (18.7 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 Douglas County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Douglas County, Minnesota can be understood to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 73.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Douglas County, accounting 13.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Douglas County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $44,113 (2005 Dollars). This median is 25 percent lower than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 11.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Douglas County reported an income level of $36,725, which was 16.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Douglas County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,185 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $23,157. This median income level is 47.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Douglas County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $24,412, this median household income is 44.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 78.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $9,587.







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

In Douglas County, Minnesota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 17.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 23.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Douglas County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Douglas have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 18.4 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Douglas County, Minnesota has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 17.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Douglas is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Douglas County, Minnesota had a population that was estimated at 35,138 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 32,910. This growth represents an increase of 6.8 percent. Douglas ranks 19 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 778 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Douglas extends a total area of 634 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 55 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Crockett, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Chester, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Union, SC (56 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henry, KY (55 per sq. mile ), Clarendon, SC (55 per sq. mile ), Benzie, MI (55 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Douglas from another country. The international migration into Douglas makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Douglas County, Minnesota to be 40.2 years of age. The median age in Douglas is greater than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.9 years old. With a total of 20.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Douglas can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Douglas County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 97.6 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Douglas has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

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

Wholesale trade is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Douglas County, with a job growth of 45.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of 0.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Douglas County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,860 employees. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 19.1 and 13.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Douglas County. In the County, the industry averages 31 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Minnesota average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Douglas County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.49. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.49 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Douglas specializes in Manufacturing.









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