Employment Report for Steele County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Steele County since 2001, going from making up 18.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 12.1 percent in the year 2005.
In Steele County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 32.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 137 people employed. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 13.3 and 12.1 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Steele County, with the industry averaging 17 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of North Dakota establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Steele County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 6.32. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 6.32 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Steele may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Steele County, increasing in size by 75.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Steele County since 2001, going from making up 18.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 12.1 percent in the year 2005.
In Steele County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 32.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 137 people employed. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 13.3 and 12.1 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Steele County, with the industry averaging 17 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of North Dakota establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Steele County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 6.32. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 6.32 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Steele may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Steele County, increasing in size by 75.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
