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Employment & Economics ... 

Key community indicators chosen for this category are median income, unemployment rate, job vacancy rate, employment and wage rates, and poverty levels.


 Why are employment and economic indicators important ?

  Indicators in this category were selected in order to provide essential labor market and
  income information which can shed light on the economic health of the Duluth-Superior
  area.


Job Vacancy Data by Industry

SOURCE: www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi.htm

NE Minnesota
  Second Quarter 2002 Second Quarter 2003 Second Quarter 2004
  Architecture and Engineering 0.9% 2.2% 1.9%
  Art, Design, Entertainment   and Media 2.1% 2.9% N/A
  Building, Grounds Cleaning   and Maintenance 3.7% 2.3% 2.9%
  Business and Financial   Operations 1.9% 1.9% 2.1%
  Community and Social   Services 4.3% 4.0% 4.2%
  Computer and Mathematical 0.8% 0.8% 3.1%
  Construction and Extraction 3.7% 3.1% 1.9%
  Education, Training and   Library 1.6% 2.0% 1.1%
  Farming, Fishing and   Forestry N/A 0.6% N/A
  Food Preparation and   Serving Related 4.8% 2.5% 2.3%
  Healthcare Practitioners and   Technical 5.4% 3.1% 3.6%

  Healthcare Support

7.5% 3.4% 8.0%
  Installation, Maintenance   and Repair 1.1% 2.1% 5.1%
  Legal 1.2% 0.9% N/A
  Life, Physical and Social   Science 2.2% 1.8% N/A
  Management 1.1% 0.9% 0.9%
  Office and Administrative   Support 1.2% 0.8% 2.7%
  Personal Care and Service 6.6% 5.5% 4.4%
  Production 1.2% 1.2% 3.0%
  Protective Service 1.5% 1.5% 0.5%
  Sales and Related 2.4% 2.1% 5.1%
  Transportation and Material   Moving 2.7% 2.0% 5.0%






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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