In Williams County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the architectural and engineering services industry had the highest average wages in Williams County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Williams County received an annual wage of $109,943 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in North Dakota of $47,603 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $63,540.

High-wage employment in Williams County, North Dakota are present in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($69,819), management and technical consulting services ($68,277), oil and gas extraction ($65,410) and support activities for mining ($64,042) 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.

Williams County Wages have increased by 49.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Williams County, North Dakota by a total of 49.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for North Dakota and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Williams County, North Dakota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 16.8 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $30,009. The industry pay 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.

Williams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Williams County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 908 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 54.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Williams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (908 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (129 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (95 new jobs)
4. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (70 new jobs)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (56 new jobs)

From the 47 4-digit NAICS industries, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 34 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Williams County

The Individual and family services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 112 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Individual and family services industry make up 40.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Williams County, North Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (112 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (48 jobs lost)
3. Radio and television broadcasting (25 jobs lost)
4. Oil and gas extraction (24 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (22 jobs lost)

In Williams County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,859 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total employment has increased by 25.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 7.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Williams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 77 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Individual and family services industry in Williams County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 35 percent in terms of employees in the Individual and family services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (77 percent decline)
2. Radio and television broadcasting (49 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (39.9 percent decline)
4. Grantmaking and giving services (18.9 percent decline)
5. Business support services (18.1 percent decline)

Williams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 350.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Williams County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where the industry took a loss of 17.1 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Williams County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 29.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (350.0 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (196.0 percent gain)
3. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (141.6 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (129.8 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (122.5 percent gain)





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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 Williams County, North Dakota

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Williams County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 25.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Williams County, reporting 18.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Williams County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,611 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $10,823. This household income level is 70.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Williams County reported an income level of $25,435, which was 31 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Williams County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $24,375, this median household income is 33.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Williams County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $36,844 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.9 percent lower than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 33.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Williams County, North Dakota

In Williams County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 23.8 percent of the Asian alone and 2.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Williams County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 16.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Williams has 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Williams County, North Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Williams on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.6 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Williams County, North Dakota

When calculating the total land area, Williams encompasses a total area of 2070 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Williams County, North Dakota to be 43.3 years old. The median in Williams is greater than the median age for 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 39.9 years old. With 21.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Williams can be described as having a medium-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 61.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Williams County, North Dakota had an estimated population of 19,282 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 19,660. The decline represents a decrease of -1.9 percent. Williams ranks 40 of 53 counties by growth in total population in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,625 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Williams internationally. The international migration into Williams totals 1.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Williams County, North Dakota has a population that is made up of 91.5 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 1.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Williams has increased in diversity when 1.3 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Williams County, North Dakota

In Williams County, the census reported 9,744 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 43 homes since 2001, or 0.4 percent.

Williams County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $56,100, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 home value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of North Dakota, Williams County is positioned 37 of 53 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,903 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Williams County, North Dakota. In 2000, 94.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Williams County. The sector faced a loss of 133 employees during the period, or 30 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 80.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Williams County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 16.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,401 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 16 and 10.7 percent of industry employment.

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Williams County, with the industry averaging 23 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the State of North Dakota typical size of 20 for the Mining industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Williams County, with a job growth of 60.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 11.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Williams County, Mining, Wholesale trade and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 33.11. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 33.11 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Williams County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.







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