Employment Report for Foster County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Foster County. In the County, the industry averages 34 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Foster County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.73. The level of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.73 times greater than the national average, signifying that Foster specializes in Wholesale trade.
Professional and technical services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Foster County, with an industry growth of 38.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.6 percent. The State of North Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 18.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Foster County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 302 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 18.7 and 16.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Foster County. In the County, the industry averages 34 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Foster County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.73. The level of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.73 times greater than the national average, signifying that Foster specializes in Wholesale trade.
Professional and technical services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Foster County, with an industry growth of 38.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.6 percent. The State of North Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 18.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Foster County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 302 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 18.7 and 16.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
