In Redwood County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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Employment in the health and personal care stores industry paid the average highest wages in Redwood County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Redwood County received a wage of $45,356 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Minnesota of $29,637 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $30,135.

Other high-paying jobs in Redwood County, Minnesota are present in farm product raw material merch. whls. ($44,112), other professional and technical services ($42,613), motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($41,713) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($41,376) 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.

Redwood County Wages have increased by 18.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Redwood County, Minnesota by a total of 18.5%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Minnesota and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Redwood County, Minnesota can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 35.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The industry pay 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.

Redwood County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 31 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 19 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Redwood County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 354 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Redwood County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 48 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 36.1 percent of the total growth in Redwood County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (48 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (22 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (19 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Redwood County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 64 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.3 percent of the total employment decline in Redwood County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (64 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (48 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (30 jobs lost)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (25 jobs lost)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (23 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Redwood County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 282.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Redwood County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 23.8 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Redwood County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (282.6 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (88.9 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (43.2 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (39.1 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (35.8 percent gain)

Redwood County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 75.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 10.5 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Redwood County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 29.2 percent in terms of employment in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (75.8 percent decline)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (54.2 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (45.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (40.2 percent decline)
5. Legal services (31.6 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.

Redwood County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Redwood County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 32 jobs. The declines in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 24.4 percent of the total job loss in Redwood County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (32 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (13 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (10 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Redwood County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 24 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 22.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Redwood County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (24 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (14 new jobs)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (13 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (10 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (10 new jobs)

In Redwood County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 44 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 41 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Redwood County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 126.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Redwood County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Redwood County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (126.3 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (54.3 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (37.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (35.2 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (16.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Redwood County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Redwood County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (24.6 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (15.4 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (15.2 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (13.5 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (12.7 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 Redwood County, Minnesota

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $36,563. This median income level is 16.3 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Redwood County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,751, this median is 18.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Redwood County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,524 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent less than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Redwood County reported a median household income of $75,953, which was 73.8 percent greater than the median for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Redwood County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,702 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 26.1 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 12.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Redwood County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 16.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Redwood County, with 10.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Redwood County, Minnesota

In Redwood County, Minnesota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 7.4 percent of the Asian alone and 12 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Redwood County, Minnesota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Redwood have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 15 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Redwood County, Minnesota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Redwood is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Redwood County, Minnesota

Redwood County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 92.6 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Redwood has increased the percent of minority population when 1.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Redwood County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 16,022 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 16,750. The decline denotes a decrease of -4.3 percent. Redwood ranks 82 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 2,880 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Redwood from outside the country. The immigration into Redwood totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Redwood extends a total area of 880 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 18 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, IA (18 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Lowndes, AL (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Scurry, TX (18 per sq. mile ), Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Redwood County, Minnesota to be 42.4 years of age. The median age in Redwood is greater than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.7 years of age. With a total of 23.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Redwood can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 56.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 19.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Redwood County, Minnesota

Redwood County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $57,900, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Minnesota 2000 median home value of $122,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Minnesota, Redwood County stands 81 of 87 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,769 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Redwood County, there were a total of 7,316 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 53 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.7 percent.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Redwood County, Minnesota. In 2000, 91.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Redwood County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 18.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 804 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors account for 18 and 8.4 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Redwood County. The industry averages 27 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Minnesota typical size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

Redwood County ranks 58 of 88 Counties in the State of Minnesota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 57 of 88 Counties.

In Redwood County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.61. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.61 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Redwood County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Redwood County. The industry was hit with a loss of 156 employees during the period, or 16.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 46.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Redwood County, with an industry growth of 13.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of 6.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.





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