Slope County Industry Wages Exceed North Dakota, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Wages in all industries in Slope County, North Dakota can be understood as being very high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 82 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $30,009. The industry pay was greater 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.

Slope County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which saw a gain of 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Slope County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 40.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Slope County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 1.4 percent. The Legal services industry in Slope County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 8.3 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Legal services (40.0 percent gain)

Slope County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 16.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area 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 Slope County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.4 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (16.7 percent decline)

In Slope County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Slope County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 3 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -133.3 percent of the growth in Slope County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Legal services (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.