Employment Report for Ward County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Mining has the largest businesses in Ward County. In the County, the industry averages 42 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 20 for the Mining industry.
Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ward County. The industry was hit with a loss of 187 total jobs during the period, accounting for 10.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 63 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Ward County, Mining, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 3.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 3.75 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Ward County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
In Ward County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 20 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,431 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 19 and 12.5 percent of all employment.
Mining has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Ward County, with an employment growth of 60.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of North Dakota underwent a employment change in the industry of 17.9 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).
Mining has the largest businesses in Ward County. In the County, the industry averages 42 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 20 for the Mining industry.
Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ward County. The industry was hit with a loss of 187 total jobs during the period, accounting for 10.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 63 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Ward County, Mining, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 3.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 3.75 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Ward County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
In Ward County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 20 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,431 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 19 and 12.5 percent of all employment.
Mining has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Ward County, with an employment growth of 60.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of North Dakota underwent a employment change in the industry of 17.9 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).
