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

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Goodhue County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Goodhue County received a wage of $57,247 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Minnesota of $70,009 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Goodhue County, Minnesota exsists in insurance carriers ($57,139), misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers ($50,872), computer systems design and related services ($47,796) and architectural and engineering services ($47,267) 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.

Goodhue County Wages have increased by 16.4% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Goodhue County, Minnesota by a total of 16.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Minnesota and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Goodhue County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 19.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,849. The overall industry wage 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.

Goodhue County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Goodhue County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 573.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Goodhue County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 21.3 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Goodhue County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (573.2 percent gain)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (446.5 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (374.4 percent gain)
4. Other schools and instruction (350.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance carriers (190.9 percent gain)

Goodhue County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 8.9 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Goodhue County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (66.6 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (65.6 percent decline)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (47.6 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (42.4 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (37.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Given the 70 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Goodhue County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 434 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Goodhue County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 114 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 14.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (114 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (99 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (93 jobs lost)
4. Dairy product manufacturing (84 jobs lost)
5. Computer systems design and related services (72 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Goodhue County

The Activities related to real estate industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 136 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Activities related to real estate industry makes up 12.6 percent of the growth in Goodhue County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (136 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (135 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (98 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (74 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (64 new jobs)





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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.

Goodhue County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Goodhue County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 49.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 13.2 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Goodhue County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.5 in percent of workers in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (49.1 percent decline)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (36.7 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (34.7 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (29.9 percent decline)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (29.2 percent decline)

Goodhue County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 512.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Goodhue County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 4 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Goodhue County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (512.8 percent gain)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (210.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (106.4 percent gain)
4. Employment services (101.7 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (100.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Goodhue County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 180 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 22.2 percent of the growth in Goodhue County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (180 new jobs)
2. Activities related to real estate (133 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (81 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (39 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (38 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Goodhue County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 64 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 14.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (64 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (55 jobs lost)
3. Dairy product manufacturing (28 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (24 jobs lost)
5. Management and technical consulting services (19 jobs lost)

Out of the 87 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 39 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 46 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Goodhue County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 290 jobs between mid-2005 and 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.

Income and Poverty in Goodhue County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Goodhue County, Minnesota can be considered to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Goodhue County, accounting 11.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Goodhue County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $54,957 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 0.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 10.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Goodhue County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $42,413, this median household income is 22.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Goodhue County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $55,057 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 39.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $33,239. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Goodhue County reported an income level of $57,769, this level was 5.1 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $48,750. This household income level is 11.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

Goodhue County, Minnesota had an estimated population of 45,585 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 44,163. This growth signifies an increase of 3.2 percent. Goodhue ranks 29 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 966 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Goodhue County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 95.3 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Goodhue has increased the percent of minority population when 2.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Goodhue internationally. The migration from outside the US into Goodhue accounts for 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Goodhue County, Minnesota to be 40.0 years of age. The median age in Goodhue is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.3 years of age. With a total of 22.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Goodhue can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 62 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Goodhue extends a total area of 758 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 60 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Juniata, PA (60 per sq. mile ), Monroe, GA (60 per sq. mile ), Chilton, AL (60 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- DeKalb, TN (60 per sq. mile ), Harris, GA (60 per sq. mile ), Harrison, KY (60 per sq. mile ).

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

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

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Goodhue County, growing by 63.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Minnesota underwent a employment change in the industry of 12.1 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Goodhue County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,779 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 16.7 and 14.5 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Goodhue County. The industry lost a total of 948 total jobs during the period, accounting for 20.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 39.3 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Goodhue County, with the industry averaging 44 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Goodhue County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.78. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Goodhue County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Goodhue County ranks 21 of 88 total Counties throughout Minnesota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 19 of 88 Counties.





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