In Dunn County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the depository credit intermediation industry wages were the highest in Dunn County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dunn County received an annual wage of $26,614 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $35,635 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $47,929.

High-wage employment in Dunn County, North Dakota exsists in drinking places, alcoholic beverages ($5,837), full-service restaurants ($5,173), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

Dunn County Wages have increased by 13.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Dunn County, North Dakota by a total of 13.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for North Dakota and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Dunn County, North Dakota can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 21.4 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.

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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.

Dunn County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Dunn County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 67.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 10.2 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Dunn County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 9.7 percent in terms of employment in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (67.9 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (35.4 percent decline)

Dunn County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 211.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dunn County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 5.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Dunn County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 13.2 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (211.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dunn County

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 19 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 67.9 percent of the total employment decline in Dunn County, North Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (19 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dunn County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 25 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 101.3 percent of the total growth in Dunn County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (25 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16 new jobs)

In Dunn County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 17 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.







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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.

Income and Poverty in Dunn County, North Dakota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Dunn County, North Dakota can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 42.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Dunn County, having 33.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Dunn County had a median income of $21,938, which was 37.5 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic Householders in Dunn County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $19,013, this median household income is 45.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Dunn County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,759 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $24,863. This income level is 29.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Dunn County had a medium-low median household income of $35,118 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.3 percent lower than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 39.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Dunn County, North Dakota

In Dunn County, North Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 16.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 66.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Dunn County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Dunn was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Dunn County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Dunn have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 19 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Dunn County, North Dakota

Dunn County, North Dakota had a total estimated population of 3,442 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 3,601. The decline shows a decrease of -4.4 percent. Dunn ranks 17 of 53 counties by growth in total population in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,243 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Dunn covers a total land area of 2010 square miles. The county has a very low density of 2 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), Schleicher, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Sheridan, MT (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Dunn County, North Dakota to be 44.9 years old. The median in Dunn is greater than the median age for the State of North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 41.1 years of age. With 21.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Dunn can be described as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Dunn County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 85.8 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Dunn has increased the level of diversity when 0.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Dunn from outside the country. The immigration into Dunn accounts for 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Dunn County, North Dakota

Dunn County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $37,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in North Dakota, Dunn County ranks 50 of 53 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 3,117 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Dunn County, North Dakota. In 2000, 96.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Dunn County, the real estate market was made up of 1,960 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a decline in housing units, losing a sum of -7 homes since 2001, or -0.4 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Dunn County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Dunn County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 1.52. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.52 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dunn County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Dunn County, averaging 24 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and less than the North Dakota establishments size average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Other services, except public administration in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Dunn County, growing in new jobs by 100 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.8 percent. The State of North Dakota had changed in sector employment of 0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Dunn County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 19.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 119 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 15.7 and 5.5 percent of total employment, respectively.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).