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Winona has an active and skilled workforce available to meet the needs of business and industry. The diverse employment base across a large range of industry sectors can help meet your workforce needs. Workforce training is provided through local and state programs.

Employment by Industry (2010)

Supersector City of Winona Winona County Winona labor
market area
Total, all industries
18,474
23,499
118,772
Natural Resources and Mining
71
372
1,313
Construction
458
604
3,902
Manufacturing
3,351
5,513
20,042
Trade, Transportation and Utilites (private-sector)
3,363
4,237
23,920
Information
506
NA
1,853
Financial Activites (private-sector)
602
701
5,455
Professional and Business Services (private-sector)
1,685
1,887
8,840
Education and Health Services
5,303
5,889
33,237
Leisure and Hospitality (private-sector)
1,799
2,143
11,473
Other Services
555
653
3,630
Government
775
943
5,050

Median Hourly Wages by Top Employment Industries (2nd Quarter, 2010)

Occupation Southeast Region, MN La Crosse WI-MN MSA State of MN State of WI
Registerred Nurses
$35.69

$31.92

$34.67 $29.27
Retail Salespersons $9.73 $9.45 $9.67 $9.37
Cashiers $8.29 $8.45 $8.72 $8.26
Combined Food & Preparation & Service Workers, Including Fast Food $8.10 $7.84 $8.32 $7.76
Office Clerks, General $13.31 $12.99 $13.70 $12.63
Waiters & Waitresses $8.95 $7.87 $9.36 $7.67
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer $18.52 $17.46 $18.88 $18.09
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $21.87 $24.59 $24.19 $24.72
Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners $12.05 $12.47 $11.83 $10.59
Teacher Assistants $12.28 $11.27 $12.89 $11.74
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand $12.58 $11.11 $12.31 $11.48
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers $9.32 $9.62 $10.19 $9.94
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks $15.31 $15.22 $16.77 $14.96
Licensed Practical, & Licensed Vocational Nurses $18.88 $19.02 $18.87 $19.06
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $22.89 $20.99 $24.32 $23.61
Medical Secretaries $18.68 $15.72 $17.36 $14.11
Packers, & Packagers, Hand $9.22 $8.40 $10.31 $10.33
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners $9.61 $8.48 $9.95

$9.14

Excutive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants $19.24 $15.87 $20.82 $17.49
Customer Service Representatives $15.24 $14.04 $16.57 $14.76
General & Operations Managers $37.90 $43.04 $44.90 $43.14
Team Assemblers $13.41 $14.26 $14.10 $12.87
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education $22.75 $22.84 $23.06 $22.99
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation & Serving Workers $12.27 $13.61 $12.83 $14.01
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $16.95 $13.25 $15.80

$12.22

Unemployment Statistics

Local Workforce City of Winona Winona County Winona labor
market area
La Crosse WI -
MN MSA
Total Labor Force
14,219
26,987
139,293
76,160
Employed
13,228
25,261
131,045
71,909
Unemployed
991
1,726
8,248
4,251
Umeplyment Rate
7%
6.4%
5.9%
5.6%