Emmons County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 9 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Emmons County, North Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 6 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Emmons County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 5 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 55.6 percent of the total job loss in Emmons County, North Dakota.

Top 3 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (5 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (2 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Emmons County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 10 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Emmons County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (10 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (4 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (27 new jobs)
4. Outpatient care centers (23 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (16 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Emmons County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 30.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Emmons County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a loss of 1 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Emmons County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (30.0 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (17.8 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (1.9 percent gain)

Emmons County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 17.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Emmons County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.3 in percent of workers in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (17.4 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (6.7 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (4 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (2.2 percent decline)





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.

Income and Poverty in Emmons County, North Dakota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Emmons County, North Dakota may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 20.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 50 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Emmons County, having 33.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 9.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $27,788. In Emmons County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $30,559 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Emmons County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $40,950, this median household income is 34 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Emmons County accounted a relatively low median household income of $30,559 (2005 Dollars). This median is 32.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median is 60.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.