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

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Lincoln County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lincoln County received a wage of $52,779 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Minnesota of $70,009 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Lincoln County, Minnesota can be found in commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($48,017), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($29,819), specialized freight trucking ($27,562) and general freight trucking ($27,550) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Lincoln County Wages have increased by 21.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Lincoln County, Minnesota by a total of 21.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Minnesota and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lincoln County, Minnesota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 46.5 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.

Lincoln County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Hog and pig farming industry has grown the most with 31 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Hog and pig farming industry makes up 31.6 percent of the growth in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (31 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (23 new jobs)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (18 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (9 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (7 new jobs)

In Lincoln County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 33 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 23 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 43.2 percent of the total job loss in Lincoln County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (23 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (7 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (2 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (34 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 27.7 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 it saw a gain of 12.8 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Lincoln County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 13.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (27.7 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (22.2 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (19.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (18.8 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (14.3 percent decline)

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 300.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lincoln County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 16.6 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Lincoln County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (300.0 percent gain)
2. Hog and pig farming (102.2 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (55.3 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (25.7 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (23.7 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.

Lincoln County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 37.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lincoln County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (37.5 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (18.8 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (11.3 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (9.5 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (6.6 percent gain)

Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25 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 industry sector experienced a gain of 11.2 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of workers in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (25 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (21.7 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (21.7 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (6.5 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (4.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 22.2 percent of the growth in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (3 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (3 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 49.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lincoln County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (23 jobs lost)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (12 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (6 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (2 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (1 jobs lost)

Given the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lincoln County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 19 total jobs from 2005 to 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 Lincoln County, Minnesota

Compared to counties across the United States, Lincoln County had a medium-low median household income of $36,980 (2005 Dollars). This median is 49.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 32.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lincoln County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 9.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lincoln County, having 19.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $72,394. This household income level is 95.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Lincoln County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $20,963, this median household income is 43.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Lincoln County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,959 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County, Minnesota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Lincoln has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Lincoln County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Lincoln have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.4 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Lincoln County, Minnesota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Housing Report for Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $43,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Minnesota 2000 median home value of $122,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Minnesota, Lincoln County is positioned 72 of 87 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,429 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Lincoln County, Minnesota. In 2000, 95.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Lincoln County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,107 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 41 residential units since 2001, or 1.3 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lincoln County, growing by 63.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 7.3 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a sector employment shift of 5.2 percent, since the year 2001.

In Lincoln County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 37.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 528 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 14.9 and 7 percent of all employment.

In Lincoln County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.34. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 4.34 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lincoln specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lincoln County. The industry averages 35 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater 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).