Employment Report for Golden Valley County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Golden Valley County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 27.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 126 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries total 18.5 and 12.8 percent of industry employment.
In Golden Valley County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 3.57. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade industry is 3.57 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Golden Valley may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Golden Valley County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of North Dakota typical size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Golden Valley County, growing in new jobs by 23.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 3.4 percent, during the time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Golden Valley County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 27.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 126 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries total 18.5 and 12.8 percent of industry employment.
In Golden Valley County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 3.57. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade industry is 3.57 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Golden Valley may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Golden Valley County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of North Dakota typical size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Golden Valley County, growing in new jobs by 23.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 3.4 percent, during the time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
