Oliver County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Oliver County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 26.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Oliver County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where it saw a gain of 17 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Oliver County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.4 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (26.9 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 6.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in North Dakota, which saw a gain of 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Oliver County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 15.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Oliver County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (15.9 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Oliver County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 7 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 104.8 percent of the total employment decline in Oliver County, North Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)

In Oliver County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 33 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.









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 Oliver County, North Dakota

Compared to counties across the United States, Oliver County had a medium-high median income for all households of $42,881 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.6 percent higher than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 14.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

In Oliver County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,998 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Oliver County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $55,575, which is 29.6 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Oliver County reported an income level of $24,863, this level was 42 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Oliver County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 58.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Oliver County, having 57.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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