In Morrison County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of dentists industry paid the average highest wages in Morrison County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Morrison County was paid an annual wage of $60,442 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Minnesota of $43,650 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $40,482.

High-wage employment in Morrison County, Minnesota are present in utility system construction ($50,914), offices of physicians ($49,213), general freight trucking ($39,410) and grocery and related product wholesalers ($39,077) 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.

Morrison County Wages have increased by 14.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Morrison County, Minnesota by a total of 14.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Minnesota and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Morrison 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 Morrison County, Minnesota can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 38.4 percent lower than the with an state 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.

Morrison County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Morrison County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 271.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Morrison County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.3 percent. The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry in Morrison County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (271.2 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (231.3 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (217.7 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (134.2 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (123.6 percent gain)

Morrison County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 58.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 32.4 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Morrison County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 22.6 in percent of jobs in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (58.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (50 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (44.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (42.8 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (29.6 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Morrison County

The Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 128 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 40.3 percent of the total job loss in Morrison County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (128 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (33 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (26 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (21 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (17 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Morrison County

The General freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 89 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 12.1 percent of the total employment growth in Morrison County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (89 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (75 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (70 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (47 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (42 new jobs)

In Morrison County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 690 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 51 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 33 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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.

Morrison County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Morrison County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 74.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a loss of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Morrison County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 in percent of jobs in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (74.7 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (34.7 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (23.7 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (22.3 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21.5 percent decline)

Morrison County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 486.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Morrison County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where the industry took a loss of 3.5 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Morrison County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (486.5 percent gain)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (84.5 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (41.0 percent gain)
4. Specialty food stores (39.5 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (35.2 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Of the 56 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 29 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Morrison County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 84 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 23.0 percent of the growth in Morrison County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (84 new jobs)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (51 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (35 new jobs)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (27 new jobs)
5. Specialty food stores (20 new jobs)

In Morrison County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 168 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Morrison County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 66 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 23.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Morrison County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (66 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (49 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (27 jobs lost)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (22 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (17 jobs lost)





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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 Morrison County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Morrison County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,345 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.2 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 13.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Morrison County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Morrison County, reporting 26.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 28.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,038. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $73,800. This median income level is 70.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Morrison County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,638, which is 22.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Morrison County had a median income of $56,063, this level was 29.3 percent greater than the median for all households. In Morrison County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,341 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly less than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County, Minnesota has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Morrison 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Morrison County, Minnesota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 37.6 percent of Black or African American, 36.6 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Morrison County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Morrison have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.2 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 38 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County, Minnesota had a population that was estimated at 32,788 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 31,797. This growth denotes an increase of 3.1 percent. Morrison ranks 31 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 1,100 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Morrison internationally. The migration from outside the US into Morrison accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Morrison County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 97.9 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Morrison has increased in diversity when 1.0 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Morrison County, Minnesota to be 38.1 years of age. The median age in Morrison is greater 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 37.1 years of age. With 24.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Morrison can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Morrison covers a total land area of 1124 square miles. The county has a low density of 29 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fayette, AL (29 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, MO (29 per sq. mile ), Seward, NE (29 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sandoval, NM (29 per sq. mile ), Gem, ID (29 per sq. mile ), Braxton, WV (29 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $82,800, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Minnesota 2000 home median value of $122,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Minnesota, Morrison County stands 24 of 87 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 393 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Morrison County, the census reported 15,467 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 1,230 homes since 2001, or 8.6 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Morrison County, Minnesota. In 2000, 80.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Professional and technical services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Morrison County, growing by 74.7 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a sector employment shift of -3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Morrison County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,033 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 15.8 and 10.4 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Morrison County. In the County, the industry averages 34 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Minnesota average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Morrison County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 2.58. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 2.58 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Morrison may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.









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