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Manufacturing Growth Produced Exemplary Job Creation <br /> 3, ,f e <br /> Performance for Northwest and West Central Area <br /> During the previous four quarters, the Northwest and Nest Central regions have shown <br /> ` exemplary job creation. Strong business expansion in wood products, recreational <br /> transportation equipment and other durable manufactured products have produced large <br /> numbers of new jobs in these regions. In contrast to the numerous retail and service jobs <br /> created in most other regions, these manufacturing jobs are high-paying and export-oriented, <br /> bringing substantial new revenues and purchasing power into the state. DES reported that the <br /> Regional Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area experienced the fastest wage and salary job growth (3.7 <br /> Analysis percent) over the past year when compared to other major Minnesota metro areas. <br /> 2nd Quarter, 1995 <br /> Northeast Region Greatly Improved on Rate of Start-up Jobs; Southern <br /> Regions Adversely Affected by Economic Slowdown <br /> 3 <br /> 2 <br /> Percent of <br /> Wage and <br /> Salary Jobs <br /> 1 <br /> 0.6 0.7 <br /> 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 <br /> 0 <br /> Statewide Northwest West Central Northeast Southwest Central Southeast Twin Cities <br /> Region Region Region Region Region Region Area <br /> Northwest and West Central Regions Kept Lead at Rate of Expansion <br /> Jobs Over Four Quarters <br /> 3 <br /> 2 <br /> Percent of <br /> Wage and <br /> Salary Jobs 1.2 <br /> 1.0 <br /> 1 0.7 0.7 <br /> M 4 0.5 <br /> 0 z <br /> Statewide Northwest West Central Northeast Southwest Central Southeast Twin Cities <br /> Region Region Region Region Region Region Area <br /> • <br /> 4 <br />