In Steele County, jobs in the support activities for crop production pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the support activities for crop production industry paid the average highest wages in Steele County for 2006. The average industry job in Steele County earned an annual wage of $30,732 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in North Dakota of $28,407 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $19,896.

High-wage employment in Steele County, North Dakota are present in oilseed and grain farming ($19,126), drinking places, alcoholic beverages ($7,240), vegetable and melon farming (.) and fruit and tree nut 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.

Steele County Wages have increased by 19.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Steele County, North Dakota by a total of 19.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for North Dakota and greater 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.

Steele County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Steele County

Given the industries in the area, the Civic and social organizations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 55 jobs. The declines in the Civic and social organizations industry make up 31.1 percent of the total employment decline in Steele County, North Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (55 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (40 jobs lost)

In Steele County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 48 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





Steele County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 50.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Steele County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 16.7 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in Steele County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.6 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (50.0 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (47.4 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 12.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of North Dakota, experiencing a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Steele County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 48.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 12.5 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Steele County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 22.3 percent in terms of employment in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (48.2 percent decline)
2. Business support services (34.4 percent decline)
3. Shoe stores (32.1 percent decline)
4. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (29.7 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (27.3 percent decline)





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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.

Steele County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Steele County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 48.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 it saw a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Steele County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2 percent in terms of employees in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (48.5 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (33.9 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (31.5 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (29.2 percent decline)
5. Private households (28 percent decline)

Steele County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 40.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Steele County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of . percent. The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Steele County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (40.0 percent gain)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (26.3 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Steele County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 50 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building material and supplies dealers industry make up 13.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Steele County, North Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (50 jobs lost)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (43 jobs lost)

In Steele County, North Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 6 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 Steele County, North Dakota

In Steele County, North Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,925 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Steele County reported a median household income of $30,713, which was 26.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Steele County, North Dakota can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Steele County, reporting 18.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Steele County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $41,836 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 3.2 percent higher than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median is 17.4 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 Steele County, North Dakota

Steele County, North Dakota may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 19.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Steele is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Steele County, North Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Steele have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.4 percent (Men) versus 22.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 39.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Steele County, North Dakota as reported in the 2000 Census, 19.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 66.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Steele County, North Dakota

Steele County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 2,007 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,241. The decline represents a decrease of -10.4 percent. Steele ranks 27 of 53 counties by growth in total population in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,391 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Steele from another country. The international migration into Steele accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Dakota. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Steele County, North Dakota to be 45.4 years old. The median in Steele is greater than the median age in the State of North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 41.6 years of age. With a total of 20.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Steele can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

In terms of total land area, Steele extends a total area of 712 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 3 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

Steele County, North Dakota has a population that is made up of 98.7 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Steele has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Steele County, North Dakota

In Steele County, there were a total of 1,246 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 12 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1 percent.

In the State of North Dakota, Steele County stands 24 of 53 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,638 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Steele County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $34,600, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of North Dakota 2000 median home value of $74,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Steele County, North Dakota. In 2000, 98.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Steele County since 2001, going from making up 18.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 12.1 percent in the year 2005.

In Steele County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 32.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 137 people employed. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 13.3 and 12.1 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Steele County, with the industry averaging 17 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of North Dakota establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Steele County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 6.32. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 6.32 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Steele may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Steele County, increasing in size by 75.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.







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