Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Burke County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The overall industry wages in Burke County, North Dakota when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 10.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $30,009. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Burke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Burke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 15.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Burke County has expanded slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 92.6 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Burke County lagged behind the United States, which experienced a gained 33.7 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (15.0 percent gain)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (7.4 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of North Dakota, experiencing a gain of 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Burke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 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 industry reported a gain of 5.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Burke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 13.2 in percent of workers in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (36.2 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Burke County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 31 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 98.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Burke County, North Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2 jobs lost)

In Burke County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.









About: This report is part 2 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.

 

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