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The Region's Industry Mix
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<br /> Table 1. Private Employment and Wages for Industry Sectors: Region 7W, 2003
<br /> 2003 Private Avg.Weekly Payroll wages
<br /> Industry Sector Wage (in$1,000s) 2003 Private Sector Employment
<br /> Employment
<br /> Ag, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting 1,303 $429 $29,055 0 1,3013 1
<br /> Mining 237 $901 $11,091 237
<br /> Utilities 1,604 $1,449 $120,825 j 1,64
<br /> Construction 10,012 $759 $395,329 10,01
<br /> Manufacturing 24,187 $704 $885,729 24,187
<br /> Wholesale Trade 6,031 $763 $239,296 6,031
<br /> Retail Trade 21,796 $399 $452,388 21, 96
<br /> Transport and Warehousing 4,347 $587 $132,620 4,347
<br /> Information 2,079 $689 $74,425 2,0 9
<br /> Finance and Insurance 4,308 $831 $186,139 4,308 1
<br /> Real Estate, Rental, Leasing 1,462 $388 $29,501 1,4 2
<br /> Professional and Tech Services 3,359 $738 $128,973 ,359
<br /> Management of Companies 754 $929 $36,429 754
<br /> Admin and Waste Services 6,092 $424 $134,244 6,092
<br /> Educational Services 1,682 $585 $51,153 0 1,642
<br /> Health Care and Social Assistance 15,923 $621 $513,874 15,9$3
<br /> Arts, Entertainment, Recreation 1,762 $204 $18,712 1,7 2
<br /> Accommodation and Food Services 11,850 $185 $113,774 11, 50
<br /> Other Services, Ex. Public Admin. 5,226 $356 $96,652 5,226
<br /> • Source:DEED, Labor Market Information Office.
<br /> Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages(QCEW).
<br /> Online at www.deed.state.mn.us/Imi/tools/qcew/
<br /> MAJOR INDUSTRIES Figure 4. Distribution of Jobs by Employer Size
<br /> Manufacturing was the top-employing private Class: Region 7W, 1st Quarter 2003
<br /> sector industry in 2003, offering nearly one in
<br /> every five (19.5 percent) private sector jobs;
<br /> demonstrating the region's reliance on the
<br /> manufacturing industry. (See Table 1.)
<br /> 100-249
<br /> 19%
<br /> With St. Cloud established as a regional center,
<br /> and many suburban communities growing
<br /> rapidly, Region 7W also has significant employ- 5049 1-19
<br /> ment in retail (21,796 private sector jobs) and 15% 25/
<br /> healthcare and social assistance (15,923 private
<br /> 20-49
<br /> sector jobs). Accommodation and food services 18%
<br /> and construction are the other major industries in
<br /> the region.
<br /> Region 7W has an interesting balance of Source: DEED, Labor Market Information Office.
<br /> employers, with almost half employing either less Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages(QCEW).
<br /> than 20 employees or (25 percent) or more than Online at www.deed.state.mn.us/Imi/tools/gcew/
<br /> 250 (23 percent). (See Figure 4.)
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