North Dakota One-Year Industry Employment Change

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of North Dakota in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 2,158 total jobs gained in Cass County to a low of 223 jobs lost in Mountrail County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the North Dakota
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Cass County (2,158 jobs gained)
2. Burleigh County (1,935 jobs gained)
3. Williams County (998 jobs gained)
4. Stark County (503 jobs gained)
5. Grand Forks County (497 jobs gained)
6. Mercer County (474 jobs gained)
7. Ward County (458 jobs gained)
8. Morton County (240 jobs gained)
9. McKenzie County (178 jobs gained)
10. Sargent County (118 jobs gained)


The State of North Dakota: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 112.5 percent from 2005 to 2006.. The Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry in North Dakota outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (112.5 percent gain)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (54.4 percent gain)
3. Support activities for rail transportation (44.5 percent gain)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (42.6 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (36.0 percent gain)

The state of North Dakota: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General rental centers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 38.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. The losses in the General rental centers industry in North Dakota outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 8.8 in percent of jobs in the General rental centers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General rental centers (38.6 percent decline)
2. Beverage manufacturing (35.3 percent decline)
3. Other investment pools and funds (30.8 percent decline)
4. Internet publishing and broadcasting (28.6 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (22.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

The counties in the State of North Dakota in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 15.8 percent job gained in McKenzie County to a low of a 16.0 percent job lost in Golden Valley County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the North Dakota
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. McKenzie County (15.8 percent gain)
2. Williams County (12.1 percent gain)
3. Mercer County (11.5 percent gain)
4. Renville County (10.1 percent gain)
5. Kidder County (8.3 percent gain)
6. Dunn County (8.1 percent gain)
7. Slope County (7.5 percent gain)
8. Sioux County (6.9 percent gain)
9. Burleigh County (5.3 percent gain)
10. Stark County (5.2 percent gain)


From the 216 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 95 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 121 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the State of North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6,927 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of North Dakota

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Computer systems design and related services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 705 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 7.7 percent of the growth in North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (705 new jobs)
2. Department stores (667 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (598 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (598 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (506 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of North Dakota

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Beverage manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 169 jobs. The declines in the Beverage manufacturing industry make up 6.8 percent of the total job loss in North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beverage manufacturing (169 jobs lost)
2. Data processing and related services (167 jobs lost)
3. Power generation and supply (142 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (126 jobs lost)
5. Facilities support services (123 jobs lost)

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.