Mountrail County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mountrail County

The Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 6 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 35.4 percent of the growth in Mountrail County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (6 new jobs)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (3 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (2 new jobs)

Out of the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Mountrail County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 223 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mountrail County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 4 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 45.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Mountrail County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (1 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (3 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (2 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 13.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in North Dakota, experiencing a gain of 2.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Mountrail County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 14.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 1 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Mountrail County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.2 percent in terms of employment in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (14.5 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (9.6 percent decline)
3. Legal services (6.5 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (5.1 percent decline)

Mountrail County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 16.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mountrail County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 11.3 percent. The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Mountrail County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (16.0 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (10.8 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (7.4 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (6.6 percent gain)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (6.4 percent gain)





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 Mountrail County, North Dakota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Mountrail County, North Dakota may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Mountrail County, having 32.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Mountrail County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $32,087 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Mountrail County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,788, this income level is 12.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $70,566. This household income level is 122.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Mountrail County reported a median household income of $27,788, this was 12.4 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Mountrail County reported a relatively low median income for households of $31,705 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.7 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 55 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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