2004 south central minnesota salary survey a product of the occupational employment statistics oes august produced by department & economic development deed labor market information office sponsored mankato job service employer committee region methodology data are wage which measures and rates for workers in non farm establishments statewide this set contains publishable average percentile wages from 9 county counties within include blue earth brown faribault le sueur martin nicollet sibley waseca watonwan supplied 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 rounds combined typically publication includes three years however four semi annual therefore half normal sample due to movement an bi collection response rate is 77 3 percent