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Central Region Experienced Economic Slowdown <br /> A sharp drop in new start-up and expansion jobs in the Central region produced the slowest <br /> job creation performance among the seven regions of the state. Manufacturing, retail trade and <br /> service industries continued to create new jobs, but at much slower pace compared to the <br /> previous quarter. <br /> A pick up in construction activity was a bright spot in this region with start-up jobs doubling <br /> from the previous quarter. In addition, business downsizing moderated during this quarter, <br /> Central particularly in manufacturing and the service industries. <br /> Region 2nd Quarter, 1995 <br /> Number of Business Establishments <br /> Births Dissolutions Expansions Contractions <br /> Industry No. Rate(%) No. Rate(%) No. Rate(%) No. Rate(%) <br /> Agriculture D D 11 3.3 D D D D <br /> Mining 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 <br /> Construction 81 4.6 47 2.7 6 0.3 12 0.7 <br /> Manufacturing 21 2.1 7 0.7 15 1.5 8 0.8 <br /> Trans., Comm., Utilities 26 3.5 21 2.8 6 0.8 D D <br /> Wholesale Trade 17 2.2 17 2.2 D D D D <br /> Retail Trade 62 1.8 74 2.2 14 0.4 17 0.5 <br /> Finance, Ins., Real Estate 14 1.3 11 1.0 D D D D <br /> Services 90 2.2 73 1.8 13 0.3 12 0.3 <br /> Public Administration D D 0 0.0 D D D D • <br /> TOTAL 2nd Qtr. 1995 326 2.4 261 1.9 62 0.5 56 0.4 <br /> TOTAL 1st Qtr. 1995 337 2.5 209 1.5 68 0.5 62 0.5 <br /> TOTAL 2nd Qtr. 1994 296 2.2 249 1.9 74 0.6 62 0.5 <br /> Number of Jobs <br /> Births Dissolutions Expansions Contractions <br /> Industry No. Rate(%) No. Rate(%) No. Rate(%) No. Rate(%) <br /> Agriculture D D 12 0.6 D D D D <br /> Mining 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 <br /> Construction 170 2.0 34 0.4 58 0.7 192 2.2 <br /> Manufacturing 55 0.2 68 0.2 260 0.7 153 0.4 <br /> Trans., Comm., Utilities 53 0.7 11 0.1 62 0.8 D D <br /> Wholesale Trade 32 0.4 16 0.2 D D D D <br /> Retail Trade 236 0.5 210 0.5 215 0.5 269 0.6 <br /> Finance, Ins., Real Estate 16 0.2 13 0.2 D D D D <br /> Services 217 0.3 131 0.2 221 0.3 166 0.3 <br /> Public Administration D D 0 0.0 D D D D <br /> TOTAL 2nd Qtr. 1995 814 0.4 495 0.3 977 0.5 869 0.5 <br /> TOTAL 1st Qtr. 1995 1,074 0.6 437 0.2 1,076 0.6 1,000 0.5 <br /> TOTAL 2nd Qtr. 1994 1,001 0.6 677 0.4 1,349 0.8 1,118 0.6 <br /> D= Supprrssed to avoid dis(losure of individual compann 41,1141. <br /> Cennul Region Countie.t Benton, Cass, Chisago, Cam lung, hanri, Kanabec, Alille Lacs, Alorrison, Pine. Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, <br /> Wadena, and Wright. <br /> Note. See notes on Page 13 of Report for Terms, Defnitions and Sources. <br /> 10 <br />