Employment Report for Burke County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Burke County, Wholesale trade, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Mining sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Wholesale trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 62 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Mining sectors provide 18.2 and 11.4 percent of all employment.
Construction has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Burke County, increasing by 9.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a sector employment shift of 11.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Burke County, with the industry averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 10 and less than the State of North Dakota establishments size average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.
In Burke County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 22.48. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 22.48 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Burke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Burke County, Wholesale trade, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Mining sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Wholesale trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 62 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Mining sectors provide 18.2 and 11.4 percent of all employment.
Construction has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Burke County, increasing by 9.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a sector employment shift of 11.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Burke County, with the industry averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 10 and less than the State of North Dakota establishments size average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.
In Burke County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 22.48. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 22.48 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Burke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
