Ransom County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 16 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Ransom County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 50 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ransom County

Given the industries in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 31.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Ransom County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (7 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (6 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (5 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (2 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (1 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ransom County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 19 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 36.5 percent of the total employment growth in Ransom County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (19 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (10 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (8 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (3 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)

Ransom County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 33.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Ransom County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Ransom County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (33.3 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (31.9 percent gain)
3. Legal services (17.2 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (15.9 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (12.7 percent gain)

Ransom County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 34.1 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 gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.5 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Ransom 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 jobs in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (34.1 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (27.9 percent decline)
3. Traveler accommodation (26.7 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (4.4 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (3.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in North Dakota, experiencing a gain of 2.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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 Ransom County, North Dakota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Ransom County had a medium-high median household income of $44,076 (2005 Dollars). This median is 8.1 percent higher than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 11.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ransom County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 58.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Ransom County, reporting 35.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Ransom County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $54,113, this median is 22.8 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 61.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,819. In Ransom County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,003 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Ransom County reported an income level of $40,219, which was 8.8 percent less than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $24,863. This income level is 43.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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