Employment Report for Grant County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Grant 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 produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 44.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 185 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries total 12.9 and 8 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Grant County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 3.46. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 3.46 times greater than the national average, signifying that Grant may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Grant County is ranked number 47 of 54 Counties in the State of North Dakota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 42 of 54 Counties.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Grant County. In the County, the industry averages 37 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Health care and social assistance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Grant County, increasing by 6.3 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Grant 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 produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 44.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 185 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries total 12.9 and 8 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Grant County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 3.46. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 3.46 times greater than the national average, signifying that Grant may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Grant County is ranked number 47 of 54 Counties in the State of North Dakota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 42 of 54 Counties.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Grant County. In the County, the industry averages 37 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Health care and social assistance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Grant County, increasing by 6.3 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
