Employment Report for Adams County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Adams County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.1. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 3.1 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Adams may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Adams County, growing by 278.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 7.7 percent, during the time since 2001.
Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Adams County, averaging 54 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Adams County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 40.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 325 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 23.1 and 6.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Adams County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 46.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 40.2 percent in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Adams County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.1. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 3.1 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Adams may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Adams County, growing by 278.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 7.7 percent, during the time since 2001.
Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Adams County, averaging 54 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Adams County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 40.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 325 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 23.1 and 6.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Adams County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 46.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 40.2 percent in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
