East Central MN Health Care IndustryEconomic Development Region 7E

Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Mille Lacs Counties

Luke GreinerRegional Labor Market Analyst

Labor Market Information Office

Current Situation of the State

• Minnesota added 8,500 jobs in June, up from May’s gain of 7,200• Annual growth rate finally matches national growth of 1.9%• State unemployment rate fell to 4.5% in June, driven by a decline in

a decreased labor force participation rate (70.3%), -.2% • Local Government, Education and Health, and Trade and

Transportation gained the most• Average workweek increased to all time high of 34.5 hours• St. Cloud continues to outpace every MSA in the state in terms of

added employment (+2.8% OTY change)

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Mille Lacs County7.0%

Kanabec County7.7%

Chisago County4.6%

Isanti County5.0%

Pine County6.1%

Unemployment Rate

• Kanabec has 3rd highest unemployment rate

• Mille Lacs has 4th highest rate

Pine County14,456

Mille LacsCounty12,330

KanabecCounty8,240

Isanti County20,900

Chisago County28,525

Sheet 3Available Labor Force

EDR 7E

Changes in unemployment rate driven by employment, not as much by labor force changes…

Unlike recent changes in the states unemployment rate, EDR 7E rate changes are almost entirely dependent on fluctuations of employment.

As the rate drops and labor force stays constant, employment increases.As rate drops and employment stays constant, labor force drops.

• The relationship between Employment and Unemployment is much less correlated at the state level.

• With Employment holding steady the rate of unemployment is driven less by employment or unemployment but rather the changes in the labor force.

State of MN Employment changes

EDR 7E currently has about 6 unemployed persons per job opening.

Region 7E

20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013

39K

40K

41K

42K

43K

44K

45K

46K

47K

48K

49K

50K

Employment

45,875

46,925

45,829

46,778

46,228

46,866

44,263

44,700

46,571

44,581

45,461

EDR 7E Employment

Employment levels have rebounded, but they are still -697 jobs short of the prerecession peak in 2007. While it represents only a 1.4% decrease the employment recovery has not been robust enough to erase the recession.

What’s going on in your Region?

• You probably know that Health Care is the largest industry in your area, but…

• How many jobs in the 5 county area are in the health care and social assistance industry?

• 9,770, a lot right?• How many total jobs are there in your region?

• 46,228 across all employers, not including self employed. • That means that about 21% of all employment is happening in this

industry.

Health Care and Social

Assistance

Hospitals

Medical, Surgical, Psychiatric Substance

Abuse Facilities

Ambulatory Health Care

Offices of Physicians, Dentists, Outpatient

care

Nursing and Residential Care

Nursing Care, Mental Health, Developmental Disabled Assisted Living

Centers

Social Assistance

Family Services, Child Day Care

Services

This is how the health care and social assistance industry hierarchy is laid out

Employment is increasing in the region for the 5 largest industries.

Employment in the Health Care industry• The subsector

Hospitals is suppressed to protect the employers.

• While there is 66% more employment in Nursing and Residential Care than Ambulatory Health Care there is only 52% of the firms.

- Employment in the Ambulatory industry is up 367 jobs, +17.3%

- Nursing/Residential Care is down 203, -4.7%

- Social Assistance is up 34, +2.7%

Wages are -14%, -.9%, and +2.8% respectively.

Wage Changes • 6 of the health care

sectors have higher wages than the average for all and 6 have lower than the average.

• Notice the Offices of Physicians in RED

• Possible explanations include expanded hiring in lower paying assistant and admin positions.

• Employment in this sector has increased 194%, average wages have decreased 31.2% from 07 - 13

• 27.6% of jobs in this industry are in office and admin support for Central Planning Area

• The pay gap between the metro and 7E is less in medical occupations than it is for all occupations combined while the ratio of occupations in the health field is higher.

EDR 7E Occupational Employment Stats

Metro Pay difference• The pay gap between the

metro and 7E is less in medical occupations than it is for all occupations combined

• Median for all occupations is -20.3% lower– For healthcare practitioners and

technical occupations the gap is less, -10.8%

– For healthcare support occupations the gap is -14.2%

• Some occupations pay much more in your region (chiropractors make almost $50k more per year!)

Title EDR 7E MetroCardiovascular Technologists and T..ChiropractorsDental AssistantsDental HygienistsDentists, GeneralDietitians and NutritionistsEmergency Medical Technicians and..Family and General PractitionersHealthcare Support Workers, All Oth..Home Health AidesLicensed Practical and Licensed Voc..Medical and Clinical Laboratory Tech..Medical and Clinical Laboratory Tech..Medical AssistantsMedical Records and Health Informat..Medical TranscriptionistsNurse PractitionersNursing AssistantsOccupational Health and Safety Spec..Occupational Therapist AssistantsOccupational TherapistsOpticians, DispensingPharmacistsPhlebotomistsPhysical Therapist AidesPhysical Therapist AssistantsPhysical TherapistsPhysician AssistantsRadiologic Technologists and Techn..Registered NursesRespiratory TherapistsSpeech-Language PathologistsSurgical Technologists $57,429

$95,980$71,411$88,152$71,720

$117,385$89,170$56,140$32,825$38,023

$141,325$43,939$76,972$53,787$80,315$33,550

$112,549$43,391$47,569$38,108$70,901$52,065$48,440$27,921$39,731

$189,417$61,550$64,583

$189,414$81,691$48,712$77,387$74,253

$51,372$61,130$67,023$66,258$63,826

$113,967$74,182$42,478$25,916$34,761

$131,061$40,485$59,893$37,691$69,180$25,375$93,010$39,314$39,133$33,061$63,634$44,884$39,820$22,390$34,871

$157,608$36,018$51,120

$143,315$67,117$43,223

$126,865$51,918

Wage and Employment

Health Care and Social Assistance Total, All Industries

Graduate Employment Outcomes

• Health care graduates had an easier time finding a job but had the same success of finding fulltime/year round employment.

• Wages earned by graduates were higher (+9.7%) across the board with the exception of certificate earners compared to all programs combined.

10 highest demanded occupations in EDR 7E

Rank Job Title Median WagePlanning Area

Total Openings Education Requirements1 Office Clerks, General $27,723/yr 2,570 High school diploma or GED2 Retail Salespersons $22,206/yr 4,320 Less than high school3 Home Health Aides $23,032/yr 3,500 Less than high school4 Social and Human Service Assistants $35,540/yr 780 High school diploma or GED5 Registered Nurses $65,496/yr No Data Associate's degree6 Food Preparation and Serving Workers $18,055/yr 3,520 Less than high school7 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $36,321/yr 280 High school diploma or GED8 Correctional Officers and Jailers $45,191/yr 210 High school diploma or GED9 Cooks, Restaurant $24,438/yr 560 Less than high school10 General Maintenance and Repair Workers $36,086/yr 680 High school diploma or GED

Source: DEED Occupations In Demand

• 30% of the top 10 occupations are in the Health Care and Social Assistance category

• They also compose 29 of the top 100

Job locations by County (UI Covered Employment)

• 77.1% of Chisago Labor Force Commute to other counties

Commuting Patterns • Chisago, 32min avg.• Isanti, 33 min avg.• Kanabec, 33 min avg.• Mille Lacs, 28.8 min avg.• Pine 28.8 min avg.

• State average commute time = 22.4 minutes

Migration Patterns

• Where are people coming from?- 1,106 from Anoka County- 584 from Ramsey County- 560 from Washington County- 495 from Hennepin County

• Total inflow from foreign country is 27• 1,283 from other states

Outflow from 7E

• 1,579 believe the grass is greener outside of MN

• 1020 go to Anoka County• 614 to Hennepin County• 565 to Washington County• 291 to Ramsey County

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Luke GreinerRegional Labor Market Analyst

Labor Market Information OfficePhone: (320)-308-5378

Luke.greiner@state.mn.us