Pierce County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 10 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Pierce County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 46 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pierce County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 26.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Pierce County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (26 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (24 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (19 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pierce County

The Building equipment contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 44 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 75.1 percent of the total employment decline in Pierce County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (44 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (10 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (17 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 2.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in North Dakota, which saw a gain of 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Pierce County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 15.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pierce County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 4.9 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Pierce County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (15.8 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (11.1 percent gain)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (4.8 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (4.5 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (2.3 percent gain)

Pierce County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Pierce County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (58.3 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (15.8 percent decline)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (8.3 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (1.1 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 Pierce County, North Dakota

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pierce County had a median income of $79,706, this was 156.8 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Pierce County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,005 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pierce County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pierce County, with 21.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pierce County was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $31,033 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 30.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 58.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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