In Pennington County, jobs in the other transportation equipment manufacturing pay the highest wages

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Employment in the other transportation equipment manufacturing industry paid the average highest wages in Pennington County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pennington County earned an annual wage of $52,801 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Minnesota of $41,990 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $48,783.

Other top-pay jobs in Pennington County, Minnesota are present in grocery and related product wholesalers ($41,896), other motor vehicle dealers ($40,884), accounting and bookkeeping services ($39,296) and other specialty trade contractors ($39,057) 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.

Pennington County Wages have increased by 16.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Pennington County, Minnesota by a total of 16.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Pennington County, Minnesota when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 24.6 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,849. The average pay 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.

Pennington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Pennington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 41.6 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 gain of 9.9 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Pennington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.6 in percent of workers in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (41.6 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (37.5 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (23.9 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (20.5 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (19 percent decline)

Pennington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 27.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pennington County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 12.8 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Pennington County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (27.2 percent gain)
2. Legal services (17.3 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (16.7 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14.1 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (13.5 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pennington County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 44 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 47.5 percent of the total employment growth in Pennington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (44 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (14 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (11 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (6 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pennington County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Health and personal care stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 21 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Health and personal care stores industry make up 21.8 percent of the total job loss in Pennington County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (21 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (17 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (11 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (9 jobs lost)

Out of the 21 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Pennington County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 516 total jobs from 2001 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.

Pennington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 31 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Pennington County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 195 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pennington County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 33 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 35.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Pennington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (33 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (17 new jobs)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (13 new jobs)
4. Civic and social organizations (8 new jobs)
5. Legal services (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pennington County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other transportation equipment manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 71 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other transportation equipment manufacturing industry make up 47.6 percent of the total job loss in Pennington County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other transportation equipment manufacturing (71 jobs lost)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (23 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (7 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (7 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (6 jobs lost)

Pennington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 71 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the it saw a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Pennington County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.4 in percent of workers in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (71 percent decline)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (24.2 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (22.9 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (21.2 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (16.5 percent decline)

Pennington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 39.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pennington County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 2.7 percent. The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Pennington County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (39.6 percent gain)
2. Legal services (35.6 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (20.7 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (19.5 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (19.1 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Pennington County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pennington County reported a medium-high household income of $40,033 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37.7 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 22.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $40,658. This household income level is 1.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Pennington County reported an income level of $18,330, this level was 54.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Pennington County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,331 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 98.5 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $79,463. Hispanic households in Pennington County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $51,188, this income level is 27.9 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Pennington County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 51.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pennington County, with 18.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Pennington County, Minnesota

In Pennington County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 33.4 percent of Black or African American, 35.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Pennington County, Minnesota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pennington was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Pennington County, Minnesota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Pennington have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 16 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Pennington County, Minnesota

Pennington County, Minnesota had a population of 13,608 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 13,549. This growth denotes an increase of 0.4 percent. Pennington ranks 47 of 87 counties by growth in total population in Minnesota and the county ranks 1,844 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Pennington encompasses a total area of 617 square miles. The county has a low population density of 22 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Clarke, AL (22 per sq. mile ), Tallahatchie, MS (22 per sq. mile ), Wilkes, GA (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ripley, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Barton, MO (22 per sq. mile ).

Pennington County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 95 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base 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, Pennington has increased the level of diversity when 2.2 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pennington County, Minnesota to be 39.0 years old. The median age in Pennington is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.1 years old. With 22.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pennington can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Pennington internationally. The international migration into Pennington makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-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 Pennington County, Minnesota

The State of Minnesota, Pennington County places 62 of 87 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,652 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Pennington County, the census reported 6,251 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 149 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.4 percent.

Pennington County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $63,300, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Minnesota 2000 home median value of $122,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Pennington County, Minnesota. In 2000, 89 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Wholesale trade has a largest number of employee per establishment in Pennington County, averaging 58 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 10 and greater than the Minnesota establishments size average of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Pennington County. The industry was hit with a loss of 146 employees during the period, or 8.8 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 44.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Pennington County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade industry has an LQ of 5.51. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 5.51 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pennington may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.

In Pennington County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Wholesale trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 28.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,982 jobs. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors account for 22 and 11.9 percent of all employment.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Pennington County, with an employment growth of 42.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -0.6 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of 9.3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.







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