Employment Report for Stark County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Stark County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of North Dakota average establishment size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Stark County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,625 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing sectors account for 11.5 and 9.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Stark County, Mining, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 8.59. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 8.59 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Stark may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Mining is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Stark County, growing by 39.9 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of North Dakota had changed in sector employment of 17.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Stark County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of North Dakota average establishment size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Stark County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,625 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing sectors account for 11.5 and 9.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Stark County, Mining, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 8.59. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 8.59 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Stark may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
Mining is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Stark County, growing by 39.9 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of North Dakota had changed in sector employment of 17.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
