NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
April 20, 2000
The North Dakota construction industry employed 15,782 people in 1997. Of those employees, 13,102 were construction workers who received an average salary of $23,832, according to the latest Economic Brief released from the North Dakota State Data Center at North Dakota State University.
At the same time, the number of North Dakota construction businesses with a payroll totaled 2,034 in 1997, according to the report. The majority of those businesses were involved in specialized construction activities such as plumbing, painting and electrical work.
"The construction industry in North Dakota has fluctuated over time," says Richard Rathge, data center director. "The number of construction establishments with payroll dropped consistently from 1977 to the early 1990s but then rebounded in 1997, increasing 21 percent from 1992. This, in part, reflects the sizeable construction boom we saw as a result of flooding."
Since 1997, construction in North Dakota has dropped off again. Rathge says the number of housing building permits authorized in the state declined from 3,222 in 1997 to 2,556 in 1999.
In both 1992 and 1997, the type of construction generating the greatest value in North Dakota was single family housing. By comparison, Rathge says that highways and streets captured the largest value of North Dakota's construction expenditures in 1987.
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Source: Richard Rathge (701) 231-8621
Editor: Dean Hulse (701) 231-6136
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