Employment Report for Griggs County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Griggs County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Administrative and waste services and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.51. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 3.51 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Griggs may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
The Wholesale trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Griggs County since 2001, going from making up 11.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 6.1 percent in 2005.
In Griggs County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 145 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 12.9 and 10.5 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Griggs County, increasing by 38.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota had an industry job change of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Administrative and waste services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Griggs County. The industry averages 28 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 11 for the Administrative and waste services industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Griggs County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Administrative and waste services and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.51. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 3.51 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Griggs may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
The Wholesale trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Griggs County since 2001, going from making up 11.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 6.1 percent in 2005.
In Griggs County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 145 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 12.9 and 10.5 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Griggs County, increasing by 38.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota had an industry job change of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Administrative and waste services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Griggs County. The industry averages 28 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 11 for the Administrative and waste services industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
