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August 3, 2006 Number of North Dakota Business Establishments and Employees Up in 2004 The number of North Dakota business establishments (with paid employees) grew 3.4 percent from 2000 to 2004. According to County Business Patterns, which focuses on the number of single physical locations at which business is conducted, the 20,822 business establishments in the state employed 265,663 people in mid-March 2004, up 4.1 percent from 255,178 in mid-March 2000. This month’s “Population Bulletin,” a monthly publication from the North Dakota State Data Center at North Dakota State University, focuses on the number of North Dakota business establishments (with paid employees), employees and annual payroll, as released in County Business Patterns, a U.S. Census Bureau publication issued annually. Total payroll for North Dakota business establishments was $7.3 billion in 2004, up 20.7 percent from $6.1 billion in 2000 (inflation rose 9.7 percent during this time). “The robust economy fueled largely by energy demands has created new opportunities for new business startups or business expansion,” according to Richard Rathge, State Data Center director. “The pace at which our businesses are growing is a very positive sign.” Annual payroll per business employee averaged $27,531 statewide in 2004, up 16 percent from $23,737 four years earlier. Nationally, the annual payroll per business employee averaged $36,967 in 2004, up 8.7 percent from $34,011 in 2000. Retail trade and various service industries employ a large proportion of North Dakota’s business work force. The health-care and social assistance service industry, the state’s largest business employer, employed 19.4 percent of the work force in 2004; accommodation and food services accounted for another 10.4 percent. Retail trade employed 16.1 percent of the business work force in the state. Business employment nationwide followed similar trends, with health-care and social assistance, and retail trade industries representing the largest business employers in 2004 (13.7 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively). Nationally, the number of business establishments grew 4.5 percent from 2000 to 2004. Nevada reported the largest percentage gain in businesses (15.9 percent), followed by Utah (13.5 percent), Florida (13.2 percent) and Idaho (10.4 percent). Two states reported losses (Massachusetts and West Virginia). Data from County Business Patterns exclude self-employed people, railroad employees and most government employees. For more information, visit www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html. ### Source:
Richard Rathge, (701) 231-8621, richard.rathge@ndsu.edu
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