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.

Income and Poverty in the State of North Dakota

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of North Dakota range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $49,455 in Mercer County to a low of $26,305 in Sioux County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of North Dakota
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Mercer County ($49,455)
2. Burleigh County ($48,332 )
3. Cass County ($44,632)
4. Ransom County ($44,076)
5. Traill County ($43,811)
6. Sargent County ($43,539)
7. Morton County ($43,323)
8. Oliver County ($42,881)
9. Pembina County ($42,623)
10. Richland County ($42,235)


The poverty rate in the State of North Dakota has declined by 0.7 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 11.9 percent to 11.2 percent.

Evaluated with other States across the nation, the State of North Dakota can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 39 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in North Dakota, having 17.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The median household income has increased a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $41,030, which represents a 1.3 percent growth. The State of North Dakota ranks 4 of 5 states when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

Compared to States across the United States, the State of North Dakota was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $40,487 (2005 Dollars). This median is 21.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of North Dakota range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 39.2 percent in Sioux County to a low of 7.1 percent in Steele County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of North Dakota
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Sioux County (39.2 percent)
2. Rolette County (31 )
3. Benson County (29.1 percent)
4. Sheridan County (21 percent)
5. Grant County (20.3 percent)
6. Emmons County (20.1 percent)
7. Kidder County (19.8 percent)
8. Mountrail County (19.3 percent)
9. Dunn County (17.5 percent)
10. McKenzie County (17.2 percent)


While the median household income saw a growth from 2000 to 2005 in the State of North Dakota, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw an increase of 57.9 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income growth in North Dakota, seeing a 34 percent decline in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $41,466. This median income level is 2.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the state, for all households. Hispanic headed households in North Dakotareported a median household income of $34,062, this income level is 15.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in North Dakota had a median income of $25,734, which was 36.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In the State of North Dakota, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,203 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 14.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $34,699.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.