Employment Report for Rolette County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Rolette County, with the industry averaging 86 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Rolette County, Information, Retail Trade and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Information industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.35. This means the percent of total employment in the Information industry is 2.35 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Rolette specializes in Information.
In Rolette County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Information sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 22.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 448 individuals. The Manufacturing and Information sectors account for 17.5 and 6.5 percent of total employment, respectively.
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Rolette County, growing by 48.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of North Dakota went through a industry job change of 6.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Rolette County is ranked number 18 of 54 Counties in the State of 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 16 of 54 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Rolette County, with the industry averaging 86 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Rolette County, Information, Retail Trade and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Information industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.35. This means the percent of total employment in the Information industry is 2.35 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Rolette specializes in Information.
In Rolette County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Information sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 22.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 448 individuals. The Manufacturing and Information sectors account for 17.5 and 6.5 percent of total employment, respectively.
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Rolette County, growing by 48.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of North Dakota went through a industry job change of 6.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Rolette County is ranked number 18 of 54 Counties in the State of 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 16 of 54 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

