Friday, February 23, 2007

Golden Valley County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 7.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Golden Valley County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 40.7 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 sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry reported a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Golden Valley County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US 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)

Golden Valley County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 16.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Golden Valley County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where it saw a gain of 5.4 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Golden Valley County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.8 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16.7 percent gain)
2. Legal services (6.7 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Golden Valley County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 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 Golden Valley 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 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 2 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Golden Valley County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 4 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 91.7 percent of the total growth in Golden Valley 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)

In Golden Valley County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 32 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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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