A Ready Workforce

While the number of new and expanding businesses in the lakes area continues to grow, there remains a ready pool of available workers, both skilled and available for training. This, combined with the region’s low labor costs, creates an ideal climate for new business start-ups and expansions.

For more information on employment and wages in Crow Wing County, see the following wage tables:

• Industry, Wages, Employment and Income Totals
• Average Wages Per Industry

Employment Totals, Crow Wing County 2006

	Crow Wing County	MN	US
Total Employment	30,701	2,850,223	*146,081
Available Workforce	32,534	2,979,779	*152,571
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.2%	4.3%

 

 

 

Source: Minnesota Workforce Center; * US figures in thousands