Employment Report for McLean County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In McLean County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 490 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 10.3 and 9.4 percent of all employment.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in McLean County. In the County, the industry averages 23 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In McLean County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.81. The level of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.81 times greater than the national average, signifying that McLean County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in McLean County, with an employment growth of 333.3 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -0.6 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 9.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
The Utilities industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in McLean County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 13 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In McLean County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 490 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 10.3 and 9.4 percent of all employment.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in McLean County. In the County, the industry averages 23 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In McLean County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.81. The level of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.81 times greater than the national average, signifying that McLean County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in McLean County, with an employment growth of 333.3 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -0.6 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 9.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
The Utilities industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in McLean County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 13 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
