In Washington County, jobs in the scientific research and development services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the scientific research and development services industry reported the top wages in Washington County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Washington County was paid an annual wage of $106,491 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Minnesota of $69,171 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $81,871.

Other top-pay jobs in Washington County, Minnesota may be found in management of companies and enterprises ($99,107), other chemical product and preparation mfg. ($87,754), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($84,445) and other heavy construction ($84,057) 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.

Washington County Wages have increased by 10.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Washington County, Minnesota by a total of 10.5%. This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Washington County, Minnesota can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 12.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,849. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Washington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 935 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 9.5 percent of the total employment growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (935 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (923 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (609 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (518 new jobs)
5. Outpatient care centers (490 new jobs)

In Washington County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 5,316 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 123 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 73 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

The Insurance carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 916 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Insurance carriers industry make up 16.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Washington County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (916 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (797 jobs lost)
3. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (607 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (379 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (356 jobs lost)

Washington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 418.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Washington County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 3.2 percent. The Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (418.8 percent gain)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (381.5 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (302.7 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (255.8 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (245.3 percent gain)

Washington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 78.7 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 felt a loss of 22.9 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Washington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.5 percent in terms of employees in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (78.7 percent decline)
2. Religious organizations (76.4 percent decline)
3. Freight transportation arrangement (69.2 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (66.9 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (65.7 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 8.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 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.

Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 128 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 70 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Washington County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,307 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

Given the industries in the area, the Insurance carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 354 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Insurance carriers industry make up 14.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Washington County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (354 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (315 jobs lost)
3. Individual and family services (190 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (162 jobs lost)
5. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (131 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Department stores industry has grown the most with 475 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Department stores industry makes up 12.5 percent of the total growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (475 new jobs)
2. Employment services (398 new jobs)
3. Outpatient care centers (395 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (351 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (174 new jobs)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 955.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Washington County has expanded slower than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 1252.9 percent. The Unclassified industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (955.6 percent gain)
2. Outpatient care centers (137.9 percent gain)
3. General rental centers (88.2 percent gain)
4. Specialty food stores (63.2 percent gain)
5. Employment services (55.5 percent gain)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 72.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (72.4 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (46.5 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (41.5 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (34.4 percent decline)
5. Individual and family services (32 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2 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 from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced 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 Washington County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County had a very high median household income of $77,577 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.9 percent higher than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 36.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $73,491, representing a 5.3 percent decline. Washington County, Minnesota, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 9 of 11 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Minnesota. Washington County ranks 451 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Washington County, Minnesota, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Asian category. This group felt a decline of 39.3 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Washington County, seeing a 51.7 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in Washington County, Minnesota has increased by 0.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 2.9 percent to 3.6 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a very low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 2.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 18.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Washington County, with 5.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Washington County had a median income of $55,868, this median was 28 percent less than the median for all households. In Washington County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $77,708 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 15.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $65,304. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $98,541. This median income level is 27 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Washington County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $67,014, this median is 13.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Washington County, Minnesota

Reported by the 2000 Census in Washington County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 36.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Washington have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 36.4 percent (Men) versus 31.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Since the year 2000, Washington has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 38.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Minnesota percent of 30.8 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

In Washington County, Minnesota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 33.8 percent of the White Alone, 28.8 percent of Black or African American, 52.6 percent of the Asian alone and 26 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 4.8 percent. By 2005, 40.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 4.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 36 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Washington County, Minnesota is made up of a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 33.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Washington is reported having a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Washington County, Minnesota

Washington County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 88.4 percent White, 2.9 percent African American, 4.2 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Washington has increased in diversity when 5.9 percent of the population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Washington spans a total of 392 square miles. The land areas has a high average population density of 563 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Douglas, GA (566 per sq. mile ), Albany, NY (568 per sq. mile ), Barnstable, MA (573 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Winnebago, IL (562 per sq. mile ), Santa Cruz, CA (561 per sq. mile ), Burlington, NJ (560 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Washington internationally. The international migration into Washington totals 1.7 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Washington County, Minnesota to be 36.3 years of age. The median age in Washington is less than the median in Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 35.1 years of age. With 26.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Washington can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 8.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

Washington County, Minnesota had a population that was estimated at 220,426 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 202,654. This growth represents an increase of 8.8 percent. Washington ranks 5 of 87 counties by growth in total population in Minnesota and the county ranks 202 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Washington County, Minnesota

In the State of Minnesota, Washington County ranks 12 of 87 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 251 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Washington County, the real estate market was made up of 84,554 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 8,248 homes since 2001, or 10.8 percent.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Washington County, Minnesota. In 2005, 4.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The residential housing values in Washington County, Minnesota have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $106,900, or 68.4 percent, since their values in that year of $156,200.

Washington County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $263,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall State of Minnesota 2005 home median value of $198,800 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Washington County is made up of a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 11.1 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Washington County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Manufacturing and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 2.26. The percent of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 2.26 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Washington specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Washington County, rising by 60.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Minnesota underwent a employment change in the industry of 12.1 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Washington County. In the County, the industry averages 48 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Washington County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 18.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 11,777 employees. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries total 17.4 and 12.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Management of companies and enterprises saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Washington County. The sector faced a loss of 808 employees during the period, or 53.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 56.1 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.







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