Saturday, February 24, 2007

Norman County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Norman County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 44 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Norman County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Wired telecommunications carriers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 24 jobs. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 50.0 percent of the total job loss in Norman County, Minnesota.

Top 3 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (24 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (12 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Norman County

The Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 19 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 69.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Norman County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19 new jobs)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (7 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (48 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (34 new jobs)
5. Hog and pig farming (28 new jobs)

Norman County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 31.6 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 it saw a loss of 3.4 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Norman County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 24.4 in percent of workers in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (31.6 percent decline)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (26.5 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (19 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (15.4 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (10.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Norman County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 41.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Norman County has increased employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 44.8 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in Norman County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (41.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (28.3 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (3.6 percent gain)





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

 

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