Employment Report for Oliver County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Oliver County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Transportation and Warehousing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 5.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 24 people employed. The Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing industries make up 4.3 and 3.2 percent of all employment.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Oliver County, with the industry averaging 6 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Oliver is the County that is ranked 42 of 54 total Counties throughout North Dakota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 41 of 54 Counties.
In Oliver County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 2.05. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 2.05 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Oliver County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Oliver County, with an employment growth of 25 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 7.7 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Oliver County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Transportation and Warehousing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 5.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 24 people employed. The Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing industries make up 4.3 and 3.2 percent of all employment.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Oliver County, with the industry averaging 6 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Oliver is the County that is ranked 42 of 54 total Counties throughout North Dakota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 41 of 54 Counties.
In Oliver County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 2.05. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 2.05 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Oliver County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Oliver County, with an employment growth of 25 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 7.7 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
