Tuesday, February 27, 2007

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


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The overall industry wages in LaMoure County, North Dakota can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 21.6 percent lower than the with an state average of $30,009. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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

LaMoure County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

LaMoure County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 76.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in LaMoure County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 16.7 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in LaMoure County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (76.7 percent gain)
2. Grocery stores (18.7 percent gain)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (18.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 8.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

LaMoure County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in LaMoure County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (60 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (33.3 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (31.3 percent decline)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (5.1 percent decline)

In LaMoure County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 75 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in LaMoure County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 16 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 48.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in LaMoure County, North Dakota.

Top 3 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (16 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (10 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (6 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in LaMoure County

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 17 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 58.6 percent of the total employment growth in LaMoure County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (17 new jobs)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (8 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (5 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (171 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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