Employment Report for Dunn County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Dunn County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 1.52. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.52 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dunn County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.
Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Dunn County, averaging 24 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and less than the North Dakota establishments size average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Other services, except public administration in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Dunn County, growing in new jobs by 100 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.8 percent. The State of North Dakota had changed in sector employment of 0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Dunn County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 19.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 119 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 15.7 and 5.5 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Dunn County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 1.52. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.52 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dunn County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.
Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Dunn County, averaging 24 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and less than the North Dakota establishments size average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Other services, except public administration in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Dunn County, growing in new jobs by 100 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.8 percent. The State of North Dakota had changed in sector employment of 0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Dunn County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 19.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 119 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 15.7 and 5.5 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
