Employment Report for Kidder County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Kidder County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 95 individuals. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries total 11.2 and 8.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Kidder County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Finance and insurance and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.5. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 2.5 times greater than the national average, signifying that Kidder County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Kidder County, with the industry averaging 32 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the State of North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Finance and insurance is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Kidder County, increasing by 44.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of North Dakota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 14.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Kidder County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 95 individuals. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries total 11.2 and 8.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Kidder County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Finance and insurance and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.5. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 2.5 times greater than the national average, signifying that Kidder County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Kidder County, with the industry averaging 32 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the State of North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Finance and insurance is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Kidder County, increasing by 44.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of North Dakota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 14.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
