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Workforce

You've likely heard about North Dakotan's strong work ethic and reliability. Grand Forks employees are highly productive, well-educated, and dedicated. Here is some data

to prove it.

Workforce by the Numbers

Wages

Grand Forks Major Employers

(a) total does not include student employees

(b) total includes full-time and part-time employees

(c) total is for employees in Grand Forks area only

Source: Telephone survey of individual employers, June 2011.

Workforce Initiatives & Projects

Career Expo

A task force of workforce development practitioners from Northeast North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota has been working to offer students an opportunity to learn and explore career opportunities in Grand Forks by establishing the Northern Valley Career Expo.

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

Young Professionals Workforce Initiative

Stemming from the above Launch Grand Forks project, the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals (YP) are taking an active role in strengthening and growing our community's workforce through the attraction and retention of young, talented adults. The YPs are currently working with the EDC, The Chamber, UND, City of Grand Forks, and numerous local businesses and organizations to implement plans, programs, and strategies to attract new talent to our region and keep our young talent here. View the YP Workforce Initiative Summary presentation

Link

The Link program brings together community professionals and university students in the same discipline allowing them to connect and discuss opportunities such as internships, jobs, and projects as well as ask questions and network. More information on following Link programs can be found at: Link: Engineering Link: Communication Link: Psychology Link: Criminal Justice

Unionization

North Dakota Union Facts

Total reported Union Members: 7,358
Assets: $2,923,494
Receipts: $7,491,095
Disbursements: $7,537,132

Percentage of Workforce Unionized in 2005

• 93% Non-Unionized
• 7% Unionized

(Source: www.unionfacts.com)

Quality of Work

Employee Turnover Rates

Employee turnover rates are expected to be 20-30 percent nationwide. North Dakota boasts employee turnover rates less than 15 percent, in fact some employers do not even track turnover because it’s not an issue.

Employee Absentee Rates

Many have likely heard of North Dakotan's fantastic work ethic. North Dakotans’ know at a young age that absenteeism is unacceptable. In ND we have the second highest average daily attendance as a percentage of fall enrollments in our high schools.  For businesses and employers, this translates into hard workers who were raised with the values of commitment and dependability.

Consider this: Over 85 percent of the North Dakota employers in one labor study indicated their daily absenteeism is less than 6 percent. In fact, many North Dakota businesses don’t even consider absenteeism as a cost of doing business.

*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 with the core as measured by community patters. MSA's are defined interims of whole counties or equivalent entities.