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Workforce

The Grand Forks Region has a highly productive, well-educated, dedicated workforce, and it shows. Businesses located in the Grand Forks region benefit from lower worker absenteeism, low employee turnover and fewer work stoppages - all promoting a business environment that maximizes productivity and success.

Workforce by the Numbers

97,279 - Grand Forks MSA*  population
4.1% unemployment rate
4.3% ND unemployment rate. (national rate is 9.4%)
54,520 - Grand Forks MSA available labor force
25% of the regional available labor force is under the age of 35.
93% are high school graduates
35% have Bachelor's degree
43 is Median workforce age
11 years average length of tenure
1.8% ND job increase from June 2008 - June 2009
Extremely low absenteeism and turnover rates

Wage Growth

$34,424 average annual salary*
2.6% increase in average annual salary *
*Grand Forks County

Grand Forks Major Employers

Employer Product/Service Estimated # of Employees
University of North Dakota Post- Secondary Education 6,385
Altru Health Systems Health Care 3,818
Grand Forks Airforce Base Military 2,500
Grand Forks School District Public Education 1,250
Hugo's Family Marketplace Grocery 900
LM Glasfiber Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer 900*
Valley Memorial Homes Nursing 655
Wal-Mart Discount Retail 500
City of Grand Forks City Government 375
J.R. Simplot Food Processing 350
MinnKota Power Cooperative Power Plant 325
Target Retail 300*
American Crystal Sugar Sugar Beet Processing 300
Grand Forks County County Government 275
Canad Inns Hotel & Entertainment Center 265
Menards Home Improvement 250
Amazon.com Call Center 200
Opp Construction Construction 200
Ecolab Pest Control 170
Wells Concrete Concrete Supplier 170
Grand Forks Herald Newspaper 160
Alerus Financial Financial Services 135
ND Mill & Elevator Food Products 135
Dakota Aircraft Coop. (Cirrus) Airplane Manufacturing 130
Sears Retail 110
Agsco Manufacturing 50
Wood Products, Inc. (formerly American Woods, Inc.)

Cedar Lawn Furniture

45

* Most recent available

Source: Springsted, Inc. telephone survey June 2009

Launch Grand Forks

Launch Grand Forks is an initiative by the EDC and the GGF Young Professionals that works to attract and retain talented adults to the Grand Forks Region to keep our workforce growing in strength and numbers. It is just one way the EDC helps business and industry succeed in Grand Forks. To find out more about the initiative visit www.launchgrandforks.blogspot.com.

View Launch Grand Forks findings and recommendations.

 

North Dakota Department of Commerce maintains a database about local businesses in the Greater Grand Forks area, as well as the remainder of North Dakota.

North Dakota Department of Commerce Database

Grand Forks, ND Labor Availability Study

*Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Grand Forks County, ND & Polk County, MN. MSA's have at lease one urbanized area of 50,000 or more in population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration withthe core as measured by community patters. MSA's are defined interms of whole counties or equivalent entities.

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