Employment Report for Sargent County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Retail Trade from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sargent County, growing in new jobs by 42.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 3.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Sargent County. In the County, the industry averages 213 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Sargent County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 70.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,706 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries total 5.3 and 4.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Sargent County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.47. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 5.47 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Sargent 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).
Retail Trade from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sargent County, growing in new jobs by 42.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 3.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Sargent County. In the County, the industry averages 213 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Sargent County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 70.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,706 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries total 5.3 and 4.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Sargent County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.47. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 5.47 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Sargent 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).
