Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Logan County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Logan County, with the industry averaging 9 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 10 and greater than the North Dakota establishments size average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.

In Logan County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.59. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 4.59 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Logan County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Logan County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 25.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Logan County is ranked number 48 of 54 total Counties throughout North Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 46 of 54 Counties.

In Logan County, Wholesale trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Wholesale trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 89 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries make up 10.2 and 8 percent of industry employment.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

 

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