Employment Report for Pierce County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Pierce County. The industry averages 34 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Pierce County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 15.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 243 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Manufacturing industries total 11.3 and 8.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Other services, except public administration saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Pierce County, increasing in size by 33.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 0.8 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Pierce County, Wholesale trade, Finance and insurance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.17. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.17 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pierce may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Pierce County. The industry averages 34 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Pierce County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 15.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 243 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Manufacturing industries total 11.3 and 8.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Other services, except public administration saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Pierce County, increasing in size by 33.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 0.8 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Pierce County, Wholesale trade, Finance and insurance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.17. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.17 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pierce may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
