Employment Report for Burleigh County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Burleigh County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 7,978 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.8 and 10.7 percent of industry employment.
In Burleigh County, Health care and social assistance, Management of companies and enterprises and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.67. This means the percent of total employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.67 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Burleigh may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in Burleigh County. The industry averages 46 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the North Dakota average establishment size of 36 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.
Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Burleigh County, changing a total of 32.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of North Dakota went through a industry job change of 12.3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Burleigh County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 7,978 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.8 and 10.7 percent of industry employment.
In Burleigh County, Health care and social assistance, Management of companies and enterprises and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.67. This means the percent of total employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.67 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Burleigh may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in Burleigh County. The industry averages 46 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the North Dakota average establishment size of 36 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.
Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Burleigh County, changing a total of 32.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of North Dakota went through a industry job change of 12.3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

