<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281</id><updated>2007-06-17T10:00:41.826-07:00</updated><title type='text'>McIntosh County, North Dakota</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntosh_County.shtml'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default'></link><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-8414614141528930610</id><published>2007-03-21T04:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-22T22:33:00.741-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In McIntosh County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEC/38051.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEC/38051.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Employment in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in McIntosh County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in McIntosh County earned an annual wage of $29,512 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $40,719 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $51,569.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Top-pay jobs in McIntosh County, North Dakota are present in petroleum merchant wholesalers ($23,474), building material and supplies dealers ($20,951), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($19,441) and other professional and technical services ($16,413) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: These facts are part of the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/03/in-mcintosh-county-machinery-and-supply.shtml' title='In McIntosh County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=8414614141528930610' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/8414614141528930610'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/8414614141528930610'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-9148118950236140621</id><published>2007-03-09T05:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-09T05:06:51.142-08:00</updated><title type='text'>McIntosh County Wages have increased by 25.0% Since 2001</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEB/38051.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEB/38051.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in McIntosh County, North Dakota by a total of 25.0%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for North Dakota and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: These facts are part of the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/03/mcintosh-county-wages-have-increased-by.shtml' title='McIntosh County Wages have increased by 25.0% Since 2001'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=9148118950236140621' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/9148118950236140621'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/9148118950236140621'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-3420708079107487220</id><published>2007-02-27T13:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-27T13:34:50.618-08:00</updated><title type='text'>McIntosh County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEA/38051.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEA/38051.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The average total wages in all industries in McIntosh County, North Dakota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 32 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $30,009. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay of $40,259.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: These facts are part of the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/02/mcintosh-county-industry-wages-lag.shtml' title='McIntosh County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=3420708079107487220' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/3420708079107487220'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/3420708079107487220'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-961423435796897184</id><published>2007-02-23T21:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-23T21:10:57.194-08:00</updated><title type='text'>McIntosh County Five-Year Industry Employment Change</title><content type='html'>In McIntosh County, North Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 44 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; From the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 1 industries reported a drop in employment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Total Five-Year Employment Decline in McIntosh County&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the &lt;I&gt;Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers&lt;/I&gt; industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 8 jobs. The declines in the &lt;I&gt;Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers&lt;/I&gt; industry make up 66.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in McIntosh County, North Dakota.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (8 jobs lost) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Total Five-Year Employment Growth in McIntosh County&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the &lt;I&gt;Full-service restaurants&lt;/I&gt; industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the &lt;I&gt;Full-service restaurants&lt;/I&gt; industry makes up 108.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in McIntosh County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 5 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Full-service restaurants (4 new jobs)&lt;br /&gt;2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (13 new jobs)&lt;br /&gt;3. Specialized freight trucking (13 new jobs)&lt;br /&gt;4. Residential building construction (1 new jobs)&lt;br /&gt;5. Computer systems design and related services (128 new jobs)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;McIntosh County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Full-service restaurants&lt;/I&gt; industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 9.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in McIntosh County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 5.3 percent. The &lt;I&gt;Full-service restaurants&lt;/I&gt; industry in McIntosh County lagged behind the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Full-service restaurants (9.6 percent gain) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Total employment has increased by 4.7 percent from the reported values in 2001.  These values are less than growth in North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;McIntosh County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Drinking places, alcoholic beverages &lt;/I&gt; industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 24.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 10.2 percent. The losses in the &lt;I&gt;Drinking places, alcoholic beverages&lt;/I&gt; industry in McIntosh County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 9.7 in percent of jobs in the &lt;I&gt;Drinking places, alcoholic beverages&lt;/I&gt; industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 5 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (24.1 percent decline)&lt;br /&gt;2. Legal services (18.2 percent decline)&lt;br /&gt;3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14.3 percent decline)&lt;br /&gt;4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (14.3 percent decline)&lt;br /&gt;5. Building material and supplies dealers (2.6 percent decline)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/02/mcintosh-county-five-year-industry.shtml' title='McIntosh County Five-Year Industry Employment Change'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=961423435796897184' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/961423435796897184'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/961423435796897184'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-116847949421754413</id><published>2007-01-10T17:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T04:52:27.123-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Income and Poverty in McIntosh County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>&lt;I&gt;Hispanic&lt;/I&gt; households in McIntosh County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $46,800, which is 51.6 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.                                                                                                                                      The households that were headed by an &lt;I&gt;American Indian and Alaska Native&lt;/I&gt; individual in McIntosh County reported a median household income of $6,825, this was 77.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.                                                                              In McIntosh County, North Dakota &lt;I&gt;White&lt;/I&gt; headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $31,017 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.                                                                                  It was reported in 2000 that the &lt;I&gt;Asian&lt;/I&gt; headed households had median household incomes of $148,950. This median income level is 382.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, McIntosh County accounted a relatively low household income of $30,875 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 31.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/ND/index.html&gt;North Dakota&lt;/a&gt; of $40,487 and this is 59.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, McIntosh County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The &lt;I&gt;American Indian and Alaska Native&lt;/I&gt; race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age &lt;I&gt;5 years&lt;/I&gt; are witness to the most percent living in poverty in McIntosh County, with 25 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/01/income-and-poverty-in-mcintosh-county.shtml' title='Income and Poverty in McIntosh County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=116847949421754413' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116847949421754413'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116847949421754413'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-116660031306782396</id><published>2006-12-19T23:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T23:38:33.076-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Higher Education in McIntosh County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>In McIntosh County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 9.6 percent of the &lt;I&gt;White Alone&lt;/I&gt;, . percent of &lt;I&gt;Black or African American&lt;/I&gt;, 60 percent of the &lt;I&gt;Asian alone&lt;/I&gt; and 16.6 percent of the &lt;I&gt;Hispanic or Latino&lt;/I&gt; population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;McIntosh County, North Dakota can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 9.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. McIntosh counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/ND/index.html&gt;North Dakota&lt;/a&gt;'s proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reported by the 2000 Census in McIntosh County, North Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the &lt;i&gt;Less than High School&lt;/i&gt; category, with 39.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in McIntosh have on average achieved a lower level of higher education &lt;I&gt;(Bachelors Degree or Higher)&lt;/I&gt; than the male population-- 10 percent (Men) versus 9.8  percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the &lt;i&gt;Less than High School&lt;/i&gt; category, with 41.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2006/12/higher-education-in-mcintosh-county.shtml' title='Higher Education in McIntosh County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=116660031306782396' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116660031306782396'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116660031306782396'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-116477105497539757</id><published>2006-11-28T19:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-28T19:30:54.983-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Demographic Profile for McIntosh County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to McIntosh internationally. The migration from outside the US into McIntosh makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;McIntosh County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 98.2 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, McIntosh has increased in diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in McIntosh County, North Dakota to be 52.6 years of age. The median in McIntosh is greater than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 51.0 years of age. With a total of 16.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, McIntosh can be understood as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 49.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 34.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When calculating the total land area, McIntosh spans a total area of 975 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/SD/Bennett.shtml&gt;Bennett, SD&lt;/a&gt; (3 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/KS/Graham.shtml&gt;Graham, KS&lt;/a&gt; (3 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/NY/Hamilton.shtml&gt;Hamilton, NY&lt;/a&gt; (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/MT/Powell.shtml&gt;Powell, MT&lt;/a&gt; (3 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/WY/Converse.shtml&gt;Converse, WY&lt;/a&gt; (3 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/MT/Custer.shtml&gt;Custer, MT&lt;/a&gt; (3 per sq. mile ).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;McIntosh County, North Dakota had an estimated population of 3,013 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,378. The decline denotes a decrease of -10.8 percent. McIntosh ranks 37 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,606 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2006/11/demographic-profile-for-mcintosh.shtml' title='Demographic Profile for McIntosh County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=116477105497539757' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116477105497539757'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116477105497539757'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-116318506726888669</id><published>2006-11-10T10:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-10T10:57:47.276-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Housing Report for McIntosh County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>When compared to other counties in North Dakota, McIntosh County places 40 of 53 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 3,000 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In McIntosh County, the census reported 1,866 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 4 residential units since 2001, or 0.2 percent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;McIntosh County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $28,100, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 median home value of $74,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a abundant amount of affordable housing in McIntosh County, North Dakota. In 2000, 99.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2006/11/housing-report-for-mcintosh-county.shtml' title='Housing Report for McIntosh County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36040281&amp;postID=116318506726888669' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/McIntoshatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116318506726888669'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36040281/posts/default/116318506726888669'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36040281.post-116223775640721612</id><published>2006-10-30T11:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T11:49:16.416-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Employment Report for McIntosh County, North Dakot...</title><content type='html'>Employment Report for McIntosh County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In McIntosh County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 40.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 393 jobs. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries make up 11.8 and 11.2 percent of all employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In McIntosh County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 3.14. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 3.14 times greater than the US average, showing signs that McIntosh County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in McIntosh County. The industry averages 28 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the State of North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in McIntosh County, with an industry growth of 52 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota underwent a employment change in the industry of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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