Kittson County

INDUSTRY & OCCUPATION

Not only has the makeup of the American workforce evolved over the past fifty years as more and more women have sought jobs outside the home, but work itself has changed as the service sector has grown and employment in manufacturing has declined.

Occupation by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,225 53.38% 1,070 46.62%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 408 17.78% 338 14.73%
Management, business, & financial operations: 303 13.20% 84 3.66%
Management, except farm managers 93 4.05% 46 2.00%
Farmers & farm managers 191 8.32% 17 0.74%
Business & financial operations: 19 0.83% 21 0.92%
Business operations specialists 4 0.17% 10 0.44%
Financial specialists 15 0.65% 11 0.48%
Professional & related occupations: 105 4.58% 254 11.07%
Computer & mathematical 1 0.04% 2 0.09%
Architecture & engineering: 24 1.05% 2 0.09%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 8 0.35% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 16 0.70% 2 0.09%
Life, physical, & social science 10 0.44% 7 0.31%
Community & social services 17 0.74% 21 0.92%
Legal 3 0.13% 2 0.09%
Education, training, & library 36 1.57% 117 5.10%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 4 0.17% 16 0.70%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 10 0.44% 87 3.79%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 10 0.44% 51 2.22%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 36 1.57%
Service occupations: 76 3.31% 278 12.11%
Healthcare support 7 0.31% 76 3.31%
Protective services: 14 0.61% 11 0.48%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 14 0.61% 11 0.48%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 12 0.52% 92 4.01%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 37 1.61% 36 1.57%
Personal care & service 6 0.26% 63 2.75%
Sales & office occupations: 157 6.84% 305 13.29%
Sales & related occupations 108 4.71% 78 3.40%
Office & administrative support 49 2.14% 227 9.89%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 79 3.44% 8 0.35%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 206 8.98% 9 0.39%
Construction & extraction: 85 3.70% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 13 0.57% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 72 3.14% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 121 5.27% 9 0.39%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 299 13.03% 132 5.75%
Production 165 7.19% 85 3.70%
Transportation & material moving: 134 5.84% 47 2.05%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 1 0.04% 4 0.17%
Aircraft & traffic control 1 0.04% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 75 3.27% 2 0.09%
Rail, water & other transportation 12 0.52% 5 0.22%
Material moving 45 1.96% 36 1.57%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,225 53.38% 1,070 46.62%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 293 12.77% 32 1.39%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 293 12.77% 32 1.39%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 93 4.05% 5 0.22%
Manufacturing 249 10.85% 118 5.14%
Wholesale trade 71 3.09% 13 0.57%
Retail trade 121 5.27% 135 5.88%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 92 4.01% 37 1.61%
Transportation & warehousing 70 3.05% 30 1.31%
Utilities 22 0.96% 7 0.31%
Information 17 0.74% 13 0.57%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 29 1.26% 49 2.14%
Finance & insurance 26 1.13% 43 1.87%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.13% 6 0.26%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 31 1.35% 27 1.18%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 22 0.96% 16 0.70%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 9 0.39% 11 0.48%
Educational, health & social services: 102 4.44% 477 20.78%
Educational services 71 3.09% 145 6.32%
Health care & social assistance 31 1.35% 332 14.47%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 16 0.70% 70 3.05%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 7 0.31% 13 0.57%
Accommodation & food services 9 0.39% 57 2.48%
Other services (except public administration) 61 2.66% 38 1.66%
Public administration 50 2.18% 56 2.44%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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