In Richland County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Richland County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Richland County received an annual wage of $57,033 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $63,947 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

High-wage employment in Richland County, North Dakota exsists in architectural and engineering services ($53,770), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($47,489), management and technical consulting services ($39,617) and depository credit intermediation ($37,263) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Richland County Wages have increased by 19.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Richland County, North Dakota by a total of 19.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of North Dakota and greater 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.

Richland County Industry Wages Exceed North Dakota, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Richland County, North Dakota can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 4.4 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $30,009. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Richland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values 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 felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Richland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 238.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Richland County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where it saw a loss of 4.9 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Richland County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (238.9 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (114.2 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (87.8 percent gain)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (59.3 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (55.9 percent gain)

Richland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 51.3 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 gain of 0.3 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Richland County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.2 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (51.3 percent decline)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (28.1 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24.8 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (24.2 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (21.9 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Richland County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 60 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 38.7 percent of the total employment decline in Richland County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (60 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (29 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (17 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (15 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (9 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Richland County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 72 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 21.9 percent of the growth in Richland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (72 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (30 new jobs)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (26 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (26 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (23 new jobs)

In Richland County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 265 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 37 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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.

Richland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Richland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Richland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 percent in terms of employment in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (50.6 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (45.7 percent decline)
3. Support activities for crop production (31.4 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (25.6 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (24.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in North Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Richland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 121.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Richland County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 9.9 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Richland County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (121.2 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (55.6 percent gain)
3. Other support services (48.6 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (27.8 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (14.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Richland County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 48 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 24.7 percent of the total employment decline in Richland County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (48 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (43 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (12 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)

From the 43 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Richland County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 74 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 53.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Richland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (74 new jobs)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (11 new jobs)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7 new jobs)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (6 new jobs)

In Richland County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 202 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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 Richland County, North Dakota

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Richland County had a median household income level of $36,654, this level was 13.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic Householders in Richland County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $24,497, this income level is 42 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Richland County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,444 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Richland County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $42,235 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 4.1 percent higher than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 16.3 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, Richland County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 38 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Richland County, reporting 18.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Richland County, North Dakota

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Richland County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 39.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Richland have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 41.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Richland County, North Dakota as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 27 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Richland County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Richland counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Richland County, North Dakota

Richland County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 94.5 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Richland has increased the percent of minority population when 1.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Richland County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 17,340 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 17,952. The decline represents a decrease of -3.4 percent. Richland ranks 48 of 53 counties by growth in total population in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,835 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Richland County, North Dakota to be 38.5 years old. The median age in Richland is less than the median age in the State of North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.5 years of age. With 21.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Richland can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

In terms of total land area, Richland extends a total area of 1437 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 12 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Union, OR (12 per sq. mile ), Baker, GA (12 per sq. mile ), Deer Lodge, MT (12 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Searcy, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Fairbanks North Star, AK (12 per sq. mile ), Benewah, ID (12 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Richland from another country. The international migration into Richland makes up 0.9 percent of immigration 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 Richland County, North Dakota

The State of North Dakota, Richland County stands 28 of 53 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,729 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Richland County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $67,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of North Dakota 2000 home median value of $74,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Richland County, North Dakota. In 2000, 88.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Richland County, the real estate market was made up of 7,652 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 61 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Richland County, with the industry averaging 55 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the North Dakota establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Richland County, with a job growth of 72.1 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 2.5 percent, since the year 2001.

Administrative and waste services between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Richland County. The sector faced a loss of 123 jobs, or 37.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Richland County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 34.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,993 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 11.4 and 8.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Richland County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.67. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.67 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Richland County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.







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