Duluth, MN-WI

Duluth Metro Area industry wages have increased by 17.6% percent since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in the Duluth Metro Area by a total of 17.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Minnesota and greater 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.

Duluth Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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The overall industry wages in Duluth, MN-WI when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the US. The average pay is 20.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,849. The average pay 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.

Duluth Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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From the 37 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the Duluth, MN-WI metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,681 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Duluth Metro Area

The Metal ore mining industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 766 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Metal ore mining industry make up 31.8 percent of the total job loss in Duluth, MN-WI.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metal ore mining (766 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (355 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (202 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (169 jobs lost)
5. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (159 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Duluth Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 437 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 31.7 percent of the total growth in Duluth.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (437 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (217 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (109 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (108 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (97 new jobs)

The Duluth Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 28.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Duluth has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.7 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Duluth outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (28.7 percent gain)
2. Foundries (26.2 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (21.9 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (18.5 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (17.2 percent gain)

The Duluth Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 49.5 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 sector experienced a loss of 25.8 percent. The losses in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry in Duluth outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 31.6 percent in terms of employees in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (49.5 percent decline)
2. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (47.9 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (31 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (30.6 percent decline)
5. Metal ore mining (24.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Duluth One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Duluth Metro Area

The Metal ore mining industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 324 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Metal ore mining industry make up 21.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Duluth, MN-WI.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metal ore mining (324 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (129 jobs lost)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (126 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (117 jobs lost)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (112 jobs lost)

In the Duluth, MN-WI metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 849 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Duluth Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry has grown the most with 390 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 28.7 percent of the total growth in Duluth.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (390 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (172 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (107 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (106 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (78 new jobs)

Of the 77 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 43 industries reported a drop in employment.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The Duluth Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 105.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Duluth has grow slower than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 132.4 percent. The Educational support services industry in Duluth outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 11.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (105.6 percent gain)
2. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (80.0 percent gain)
3. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (40.8 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (24.7 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (19.1 percent gain)

The Duluth Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 10.1 percent. The losses in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Duluth outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.1 percent in terms of employees in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (35.8 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (25.3 percent decline)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (23.6 percent decline)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (23.5 percent decline)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (22.8 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 Duluth, MN-WI

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Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 48.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $21,881. In Duluth, MN-WI White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,712 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $34,891. This median income level is 17.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Duluth had a median income of $25,004, this median was 40.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Duluth, MN-WI , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,036, this median is 19.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 13 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Duluth, undergoing a 5 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the Duluth metro area had a medium-low median income for all households of $42,215 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 30.6 percent lower than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 16.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Duluth metro area can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.9 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 38.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Duluth, with 18.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The poverty rate in the Duluth, MN-WI Metro has increased by 0.4 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 11.9 percent to 12.3 percent.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $40,641, posting a 3.7 percent decline. The Duluth, MN-WI MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 4 of 7 metro area in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Minnesota. Duluth ranks 194 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

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

Demographic Profile for Duluth, MN-WI

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In terms of total land area, the Duluth metro area covers a total land area of 8395 square miles. The MSA has a low density of 33 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Pocatello (34 per sq. mile ), El Centro (37 per sq. mile ), Idaho Falls (38 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Yuma (33 per sq. mile ), Cheyenne (32 per sq. mile ), Billings (31 per sq. mile ).

The Duluth metro area had a population of 275,413 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 275,561. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.1 percent. Duluth ranks 4 of 4 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the metro area ranks 312 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in the Duluth metro area to be 40.3 years of age. The median age in Duluth is greater than the median in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.8 years old. With 15.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Duluth can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other metro areas throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

The Duluth metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made up of 93.8 percent White, 1 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Duluth has increased the percent of minority population when 2.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated into the Duluth metro area, with 737 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Duluth accounts for 1 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Duluth

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The residential real estate values in Duluth, Minnesota have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $48,300, or 65.2 percent, since 2000 when their medians were reported to be $74,100.

Duluth recorded a median home value in 2005 of $122,400, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of Minnesota 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $198,800 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Minnesota, Duluth stands 4 of the 4 metro areas in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The metropolitan statistical area (msa) ranks 271 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

In Duluth, the census reported 135,213 housing structures in 2005. The metro area has seen a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding in all 4,101 homes since 2001, or 3.1 percent.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Duluth, Minnesota. In 2005, 51.5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Duluth has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. During the year 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.8 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Duluth, MN, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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In Duluth, MN, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.3 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 16,144 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 12.4 and 8.7 percent of all employment.

In Duluth, MN, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has an LQ of 1.26. This means the percent of total employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 1.26 times greater than the national average, signifying that Duluth, MN produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Duluth, MN Metro Area. The industry averages 26 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Minnesota average establishment size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

Finance and insurance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Duluth, MN, with an employment growth of 13.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.8 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a sector employment shift of 6.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

A well-paying sector in Duluth, MN is the finance and insurance sector with an annual pay of $58,291. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average wages in the industry have grown by 15.7 percent or $7,911. The State of Minnesota holds a similar employment climate in the finance and insurance sector, standing near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

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