Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Foster CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 91.7 percent of the total growth in Foster County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (3 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (2 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (2 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Foster CountyThe
Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 19 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Limited-service eating places industry make up 55.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Foster County, North Dakota.
Top 2 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (19 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 jobs lost)
Out of the 7 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Foster County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 129 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total industry employment has decreased by 8.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are 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 reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Foster County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 16.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Foster County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 5.4 percent. The
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Foster County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.8 percent.
Top 2 Industries 1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16.7 percent gain)
2. Legal services (6.7 percent gain)
Foster County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 40.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the
Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Foster County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.8 percent in terms of employees in the
Automotive repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Automotive repair and maintenance (40.7 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (30.2 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (10.1 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (5.3 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (2.9 percent decline)
About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
