In Pembina County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Pembina County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pembina County received a wage of $40,723 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in North Dakota of $34,693 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $37,902.

Other top-pay jobs in Pembina County, North Dakota are present in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($39,999), building equipment contractors ($34,668), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($31,150) and specialized freight trucking ($30,920) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail 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.

Pembina County Wages have increased by 14.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Pembina County, North Dakota by a total of 14.6%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for North Dakota and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Pembina County, North Dakota can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 6.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $30,009. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Pembina County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 9.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Pembina County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 405.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pembina County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where it saw a gain of 20.8 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Pembina County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (405.3 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (87.5 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (58.5 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (41.3 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (27.8 percent gain)

Pembina County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 55.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Pembina County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.8 percent in terms of employment in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (55.3 percent decline)
2. Legal services (43.3 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (29.2 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (25.2 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (22.5 percent decline)

Given the 21 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pembina County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 40 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 41.7 percent of the total job loss in Pembina County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (40 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (14 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (11 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (11 jobs lost)

In Pembina County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 328 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pembina County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 28 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 20.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Pembina County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (28 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (26 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (26 new jobs)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (21 new jobs)
5. Other crop farming (16 new jobs)





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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.

1-Year Industry Employment Change in Pembina County, North Dakota

Total 1-Year Employment Growth in Pembina County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 26 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 54.9 percent of the total growth in Pembina County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (26 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (18 new jobs)
3. Gambling industries (2 new jobs)
4. Pipeline transportation of natural gas (7 new jobs)
5. Sheep and goat farming (2 new jobs)

Total 1-Year Employment Decline in Pembina County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 59 jobs. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 23.1 percent of the total employment decline in Pembina County, North Dakota.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other crop farming (59 jobs lost)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (46 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (27 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (23 jobs lost)

In Pembina County, North Dakota, the total number of jobs for throughout industries has decreased by 348 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 18 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of North Dakota, which saw a gain of 2.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Pembina County 1-year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.5 percent from 2005 (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 8.8 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Pembina County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in terms of employment in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (68.5 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (52 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (45.5 percent decline)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (40.9 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (29.3 percent decline)

Pembina County 1-year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gambling industries industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 46.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pembina County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 7.4 percent. The Gambling industries industry in Pembina County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 3.6 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gambling industries (46.2 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (35.6 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (17.5 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (3.7 percent gain)

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

Income and Poverty in Pembina County, North Dakota

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 62.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,088. Hispanic in Pembina County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,922, this median is 27.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $42,413. This median income level is 0.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Pembina County reported an income level of $33,638, which was 21.1 percent less than the median for all households. In Pembina County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,820 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Pembina County reported a medium-high median household income of $42,623 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5 percent higher than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median is 15.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pembina County, North Dakota can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pembina County, with 13.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Pembina County, North Dakota

In Pembina County, North Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 50 percent of Black or African American, 80 percent of the Asian alone and 9.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Pembina County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Pembina has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Pembina County, North Dakota, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Pembina have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 15.8 percent (Men) versus 17 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Pembina County, North Dakota

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pembina County, North Dakota to be 46.0 years old. The median in Pembina is greater than the median age in the State of North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 41.8 years old. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pembina can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 20 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

By measuring total land area, Pembina extends a total area of 1119 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 7 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Duval, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Mills, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Lynn, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Pembina internationally. The international migration into Pembina makes up 0.6 percent of immigration into the State of North Dakota. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Pembina County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 92.8 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 4.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Pembina has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Pembina County, North Dakota had a population of 8,038 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 8,554. The decline represents a decrease of -6 percent. Pembina ranks 46 of 53 counties when calculating total change in population for North Dakota and the county ranks 2,769 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Pembina County, North Dakota

Pembina County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $55,100, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of North Dakota 2000 median home value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in North Dakota, Pembina County stands 43 of 53 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 3,080 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Pembina County, North Dakota. In 2000, 91.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Pembina County, there were a total of 4,111 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen decline in housing units, losing a total of -5 residential units since 2001, or -0.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Pembina County. The industry was hit with a loss of 422 employees during the period, or 38.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 87 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Pembina County, with the industry averaging 45 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of North Dakota typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Pembina County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 672 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 11.9 and 10.4 percent of all employment.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Pembina County since 2001, going from making up 32 percent of employment in 2001 to 21.4 percent in the year 2005.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Pembina County, with an employment growth of 24.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of North Dakota went through a industry job change of 6.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Pembina County, Transportation and Warehousing, Wholesale trade and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.03. This means the percent of total employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is 2.03 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pembina County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.





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