Jamestown Regional Labor Availability Study

The state of North Dakota, in cooperation with local partners, funds a study to measure the available labor pool bi-annually.

Potential Job Seekers Quick Facts . . .
Education

• 67% have education/training beyond high school
• 23% have obtained an undergraduate degree
• 6% have a post-graduate/professional degree

Demographics and Employment Experience

• Median age is 41 years old
• Population of 31,696 age 18 or older
• Average 7 years of management experience
• 38% willing to commute 31 miles one way or further

Workforce Adaptability

• 3,523 people in the workforce are willing to change employment for the right opportunity;
• 28% currently work shifts;
• 49% have received jobs skills training in the past 3 years
• On-the-job-training preferred by 44% of PJSs

Potential Job Seekers Educational Attainment

• 29% or 2,366 PJSs have a college or advanced degree.
• 8% or 653 PJSs have at least one technical college degree

Downloads

View: Jamestown Labor Availability Report 2010.pdf