Employment Report for Emmons County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Emmons 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 is the major employer in the county making up 24.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 217 people employed. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors provide 14.3 and 10.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Emmons County, changing a total of 9.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 3.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Emmons County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.99. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 1.99 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Emmons specializes in Wholesale trade.
Emmons County is ranked at 31 of 54 Counties throughout the State of North Dakota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 29 of 54 Counties.
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Emmons County, averaging 54 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Emmons 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 is the major employer in the county making up 24.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 217 people employed. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors provide 14.3 and 10.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Emmons County, changing a total of 9.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 3.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
In Emmons County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.99. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 1.99 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Emmons specializes in Wholesale trade.
Emmons County is ranked at 31 of 54 Counties throughout the State of North Dakota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 29 of 54 Counties.
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Emmons County, averaging 54 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
