Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Richland County, with the industry averaging 55 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the North Dakota establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Richland County, with a job growth of 72.1 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 2.5 percent, since the year 2001.

Administrative and waste services between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Richland County. The sector faced a loss of 123 jobs, or 37.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Richland County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 34.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,993 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 11.4 and 8.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Richland County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.67. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.67 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Richland County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.







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

 

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