Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Walsh CountyThe
Other crop farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 86 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Other crop farming industry makes up 51.4 percent of the growth in Walsh County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other crop farming (86 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (26 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (17 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (9 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (9 new jobs)
In Walsh County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 15 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Given the 29 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 13 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Walsh CountyGiven the industries in the area, the
Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Gasoline stations industry make up 21.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Walsh County, North Dakota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (28 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (15 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (14 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (10 jobs lost)
Walsh County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Personal care services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 51.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 6.6 percent. The losses in the
Personal care services industry in Walsh County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 16.5 in percent of jobs in the
Personal care services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Personal care services (51.7 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (37.7 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (19.2 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (18.6 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (15.8 percent decline)
Walsh County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other crop farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 117.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Walsh County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of . percent. The
Other crop farming industry in Walsh County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 24.4 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other crop farming (117.7 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (69.3 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (41.3 percent gain)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (34.4 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (33.3 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
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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.
