Tuesday, February 27, 2007

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


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Total wages in all industries in Divide County, North Dakota can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 29.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $30,009. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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

Divide County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 8.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Divide County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Divide County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 13.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (44.5 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (30.8 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (25.9 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (16 percent decline)

Divide County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 43.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Divide County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 5.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Divide County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43.4 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (42.9 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (32.4 percent gain)
4. Florists (19.2 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (1.6 percent gain)

Out of the 5 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and . industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Divide County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 44 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Divide County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 0 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 0.0 percent of the total growth in Divide County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (22 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
4. Florists (2 new jobs)







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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