1. Southeast Minnesota Demographics and Economic Characteristics

2. Population Change 2000-2015 Table 1. Population Change 2000-2015
2015 Estimates
Change
Number
Percent
Southeast Minnesota
460,102
501,850
41,748
+9.1%
Dodge County
17,731
20,364
2,633
+14.8%
Fillmore County
21,122
20,834
-288
-1.4%
Freeborn County
32,584
30,613
-1,971
-6.0%
Goodhue County
44,127
46,435
2,308
+5.2%
Houston County
19,718
18,773
-945
-4.8%
Mower County
38,603
39,116
+513
+1.3%
Olmsted County
124,277
151,436
+27,159
+21.9%
Rice County
56,665
65,400
+8,735
+15.4%
Steele County
33,680
36,755
+3,075
Wabasha County
21,610
21,239
-371
-1.7%
Winona County
49,985
50,884
+900
+1.8%
State of Minnesota
4,919,479
5,489,594
+570,115
+11.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates

3. Population Change

4. Population by Age

5. Population by Age

6. Population Projections 2015-2035

7. Labor Force Participation

8. Job Trends

9. Annual Labor Force Estimates

10. Still With Me?!?!?! 

12. Unemployment Rates

13. Current Job Vacancies

17. Scary…Isn’t It?!?!?!

18. Low Wage Impact Cycle

19. Thoughts?

20. Source: www.economicmodeling.com
Location Quotients
“… a valuable way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or demographic group is in a region as compared to the nation. It can reveal what makes a particular region “unique” in comparison to the national average.”
Source:

21. Location Quotients Healthcare Practitioners and Technical – 1.8
Production – 1.6
Healthcare Support – 1.6
Farming, Fishing and Forestry – 1.5
Transportation and Material Moving – 1.2
Education, Training and Library – 1.1
Community and Social Service – 1.1
Protective Service – 1.1
Life, Physical and Social Science – 1.1

22. Employment and Wages

23. Projecting the Future

28. Thank You Mark Schultz Regional Labor Market Analyst
Southeast and South Central Minnesota