Ward County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of North Dakota, experiencing a gain of 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Ward County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 73.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ward County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 6.5 percent. The Employment services industry in Ward County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (73.7 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (54.9 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (47.1 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (38.9 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (23.1 percent gain)

Ward County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 40.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry reported a loss of 10.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Ward County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (40.3 percent decline)
2. Remediation and other waste services (33.3 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (24.1 percent decline)
4. Support activities for mining (19.4 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (16.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ward County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 78 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 16.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Ward County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (78 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for mining (49 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (44 jobs lost)
4. Insurance carriers (42 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (27 jobs lost)

Out of the 95 4-digit NAICS industries, 42 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 52 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Ward County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 458 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ward County

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has added the most employment with 75 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Electronics and appliance stores industry makes up 10.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Ward County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (75 new jobs)
2. Department stores (57 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (47 new jobs)
4. Advertising and related services (46 new jobs)
5. Business support services (45 new jobs)





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 Ward County, North Dakota

Hispanic households in Ward County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $38,640, which is 1.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Ward County reported an income level of $19,013, this was 51.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Ward County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,001 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 15.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,364. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $59,475. This median is 51 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Ward County, North Dakota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 59 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Ward County, reporting 16.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Ward County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $39,394 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.8 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 24.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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