In Mille Lacs 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 wages were the highest in Mille Lacs County for 2006. The average industry job in Mille Lacs County earned an annual wage of $80,879 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Minnesota of $70,009 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota exsists in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($53,804), building finishing contractors ($37,779), depository credit intermediation ($35,108) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($34,300) 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.

Mille Lacs County Wages have increased by 3.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota by a total of 3.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Minnesota and less 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.

Mille Lacs County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 43.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,849. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Mille Lacs County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Mille Lacs County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 116.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Mille Lacs County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 22.6 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Mille Lacs County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (116.7 percent gain)
2. Other support services (83.3 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (58.3 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (46.4 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (37.5 percent gain)

Mille Lacs County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 86.1 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 13.8 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Mille Lacs County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.4 in percent of jobs in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (86.1 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (42.2 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (28.6 percent decline)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (24.8 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (22.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 10.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mille Lacs County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 56 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 28.3 percent of the growth in Mille Lacs County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (56 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (28 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (27 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (19 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (19 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mille Lacs County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 272 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 59.4 percent of the total employment decline in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (272 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (56 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (25 jobs lost)
4. Civic and social organizations (22 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (15 jobs lost)

From the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 760 jobs between mid-2001 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.

Mille Lacs County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 179 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mille Lacs County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 43 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 23.0 percent of the growth in Mille Lacs County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43 new jobs)
2. Residential mental health facilities (34 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (23 new jobs)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (19 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)

Of the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 21 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mille Lacs County

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 45 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 38.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (45 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (18 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (15 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (10 jobs lost)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (8 jobs lost)

Mille Lacs County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 48.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mille Lacs County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 2.4 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Mille Lacs County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (48.6 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (34.4 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (31.1 percent gain)
4. Other support services (29.4 percent gain)
5. Private households (28.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Mille Lacs County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 37.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the industry reported a gain of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Mille Lacs County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.9 in percent of jobs in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (37.5 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (34.7 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (27.8 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (17.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (14.3 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 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 32 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Mille Lacs County, accounting 17.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $53,625. Hispanic in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $58,988, this median household income is 36.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $118,730. This median is 174.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Mille Lacs County had a median household income level of $28,480, this was 34.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Mille Lacs County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,674 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Mille Lacs County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,263 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.4 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 13.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Mille Lacs counted 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Mille Lacs have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Mille Lacs County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 46.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7.4 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.

Demographic Profile for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 92.4 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Mille Lacs has increased the level of diversity when 1.5 percent of the people were minorities.

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota had a population of 25,680 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 22,462. This growth denotes an increase of 14.3 percent. Mille Lacs ranks 15 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 653 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

By measuring total land area, Mille Lacs encompasses a total area of 574 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 45 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Buffalo, NE (45 per sq. mile ), Laclede, MO (45 per sq. mile ), Madison, NC (45 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lewis, WV (45 per sq. mile ), Hardin, TN (45 per sq. mile ), Crawford, IL (45 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota to be 37.2 years of age. The median age in Mille Lacs is greater than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in this median, when at that time it was 38.1 years old. With a total of 23 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Mille Lacs can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Mille Lacs from another country. The international migration into Mille Lacs totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

The State of Minnesota, Mille Lacs County ranks 15 of 87 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 275 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Mille Lacs County, the real estate market was made up of 11,826 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,114 homes since 2001, or 10.4 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. In 2000, 78.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Mille Lacs County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $91,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Minnesota 2000 median home value of $122,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Mille Lacs County, Health care and social assistance, Accommodation and food services and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 1.64. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.64 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Mille Lacs County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.

Information has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Mille Lacs County, growing in new jobs by 285.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -14.9 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of -15 percent, since the year 2001.

In Mille Lacs County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 21.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,292 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.1 and 15.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Mille Lacs County since 2001, going from making up 21.9 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 14.2 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Mille Lacs County. The sector dealt with a loss of 638 jobs, or 42.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 49.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Mille Lacs County. In the County, the industry averages 30 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the State of Minnesota average establishment size of 29 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Mille Lacs County is ranked at 45 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 between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 43 of 88 Counties.



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