Richland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Richland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Richland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 percent in terms of employment in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (50.6 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (45.7 percent decline)
3. Support activities for crop production (31.4 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (25.6 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (24.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in North Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Richland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 121.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Richland County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 9.9 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Richland County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (121.2 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (55.6 percent gain)
3. Other support services (48.6 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (27.8 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (14.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Richland County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 48 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 24.7 percent of the total employment decline in Richland County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (48 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (43 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (12 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)

From the 43 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Richland County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 74 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 53.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Richland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (74 new jobs)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (11 new jobs)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7 new jobs)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (6 new jobs)

In Richland County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 202 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 Richland County, North Dakota

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Richland County had a median household income level of $36,654, this level was 13.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic Householders in Richland County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $24,497, this income level is 42 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Richland County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,444 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Richland County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $42,235 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 4.1 percent higher than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 16.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Richland County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 38 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Richland County, reporting 18.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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