Prairie county, montana

Table C.1 Prairie County Employment by Type and Industry 1970 - 2000

Employment by place of work	2000 (number of jobs)	1995	1990	1985	1980	1970	Change (2000-1970)
Total full-time and part-time employment	663	658	655	778	930	841	-178
By Type
Wage and Salary employment	382	393	392	450	602	463	-81
Proprietors employment	281	265	263	328	328	378	-97
Farm proprietors employment	162	163	161	168	168	248	-86
Nonfarm proprietors employment	119	102	102	160	160	130	-11
By Industry
Farm employment	233	225	216	226	267	335	-102
Nonfarm employment	430	433	439	552	663	506	-76
Private employment	252	237	253	327	486	317	-65
Agricultural services, forestry, fishing and other	(D)	(D)	11	21	(D)	(D)	-10
Mining	0	0	(L)	0	(D)	(D)	0
Construction	(D)	(L)	(L)	30	110	26	4
Manufacturing	(D)	14	(D)	14	(D)	(D)	0
Transportation and public utilities	(D)	33	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)	0
Wholesale trade	(D)	11	20	(D)	35	13	-2
Retail Trade	78	64	62	90	127	115	-37
Finance, insurance and real estate	23	(D)	(D)	(D)	28	43	-20
Services	81	82	95	106	91	82	-1
Government and government enterprises	178	196	186	225	177	189	-11
Federal, civilian	19	13	14	12	15	13	6
Military	(L)	(L)	11	12	11	13	-2
State and local	153		161	201	151	163	-10
State government	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)	17	(N)	0
Local government	147	167	154	193	134	(N)	13

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Information System. County Table CA25 (CD-ROM)

(D) Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information, but the estimates for this item are included in the totals.

(L) Less than 10 jobs, but the estimates for this item are included in the totals. (N) Data not available for this year.
Between 1980 and 1985, the total number of full-time and part-time employment in Prairie County declined by 162 jobs. This appears to be the largest drop in employment over the previous three decades.
Farm employment workers have decreased by 102 people since 1970.
The most recent disclosed information on jobs in construction was in 1985. Between 1970 and 1985, there was an increase of 4 construction jobs in Prairie County. Federal, civilian jobs in Prairie County increased by six jobs since 1970 and local government jobs increased by 13 for the same period of time. All of the other industries in Prairie County have experienced a decline in the number of jobs available.

Employment by Type: Wage/Salary and Proprietors
Figure C.1 compares wage and salary employment, farm proprietors’ employment and nonfarm proprietors’ employment for the previous three decades. Since 1970, wage and salary employment in Prairie County has declined by 81 jobs, farm proprietors’ employment has declined by 86 jobs, and nonfarm proprietors’ employment has declined by 11 jobs.
Local ag producers must rely on technology to replace the scarcity of a labor force. This has a negative effect on economic development.


Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Regional Economic Information System. Table CA25.
Employment by Industry
Figure C.2 displays farm employment and nonfarm employment for the years 1970 through 2000. Farm industry employment has declined by 102 and nonfarm industry employment by 76 since 1970.



Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Regional Economic Information System. Table CA25.
Farm employment in Prairie County peaked in 1970, while nonfarm employment reached its highest point in 1980. Farm and nonfarm employment have steadily declined since then. In 2002, 40 percent of principal farm operators worked off the farm at least some days and almost 20% worked off the farm 200 days or more.

Unemployment Rates in Prairie County & Montana 1990-2000
The unemployment rate in Prairie County started to rise in 1996 and peaked in 1998, making a significant decline in 1999 and rising again in 2000. The unemployment rate in Prairie County in 2004 was 4.8% and in Montana was 4.4%.

*Not Seasonally adjusted

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business establishments in Prairie County by Size
The most recent data available on business establishments in Prairie County shows the number of establishments with employees and those without employees. In 2000, there were 31 total establishments with employees and 76 with no employees.
Business establishments in Prairie County rely upon the economic support of the residents for their continuation. Businesses are affected by a small, aging population.
Table C.2 Business Establishments in Prairie County: 2000

	# of Establishments with employees	# of Establishments with no employees
Utilities	1	(D)
Construction	3	(D)
Manufacturing	1	(D)
Wholesale Trade	3	(D)
Retail Trade	6	13
Transportation and warehousing	1	(D)
Information	2	(D)
Finance and insurance	5	(D)
Professional, scientific and technical services	2	(D)
Health care and social assistance	1	(D)
Other services (except pubic administration)	3	18
Total establishments	31	76
Payroll (for Businesses with Employees) Receipts for Business without Employees	Payroll = $2,674,000	Receipts *= 1,402,000

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosure.

Sources:

Business with Employees: U.S. Bureau of the Census. County Business Patterns, 2000 data

Business without Employees: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Nonemployer statistics, 2000 data

*Total receipts for businesses without employees does not include information withheld to avoid disclosure.

Trends in Personal Income
Table C.3 displays total personal income from all labor and non-labor sources in the county. Personal income is measured as the sum of:

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  Labor income (including wages and salaries, other labor income, and proprietors’ income),
  
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  Non-Labor income, comprised of
  
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    Dividends, interest and rent; and
    
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    Transfer payments.
    

Table C.3 Personal Income from Labor and Non-Labor Sources by Major Category 1970-2000

(in thousands of 2000 dollars)	1970	1980	1990	2000	Change 1970-2000
Total Personal Income	24,360	31,626	26,318	25,249	889
Earnings by place of work	15,787	18,238	12,291	11,914
less: Personal contrb. for social insurance	760	2,013	1,212	1,197
plus: Adjustment for residence 4/	547	1,591	1,498	1,137
Equals: Net earnings by place of residence	15,573	17,816	12,577	11,854	-3,719
plus: Dividends, interest and rent 5/	5,258	8,846	12,577	7,732	2,474
plus: Transfer payments	3,529	4,965	5,499	5,663	2,134
Total Personal Income	24,360	31,626	26,318	25,249	889
Proprietors’ Income 6/
Nonfarm proprietors’ income	1,640	1,549	1,694	1,570	1,084
Farm proprietors income	5,316	-653	2,920	2,208	632
Earnings by Place of Work
Farm earnings	7,315	1,966	3,964	3,699	-3,616
Non-farm Private earnings	5,009	12,664	4,688	4,265	-744
Non-farm government and government enterprises	3,462	3,608	3,639	3,950	488
Total earnings by place of work	15,787	18,238	12,291	11,914	-3,873
Private Non-Farm earnings
Ag services, forestry, fishing & other /7	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Mining			0
Construction	729	6,067	133	(D)	-596
Manufacturing	0	0	0	0
Transportation and public utilities	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Wholesale trade	342	994	506	(D)	164
Retail Trade	1,796	1,754	831	506	-1,290
Finance, insurance and real estate	347	463	(D)	621	274
Services	818	706	809	650	-168
Total Private Non-Farm Earnings	4,031	9,983	2,279	1,777	-2,254

(D)Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information, but the estimates for this item are included in the totals.

/4--The adjustment for residence is the net inflow of the earnings of interarea commuters. For the United States, it consists of adjustments for border workers: Wage and salary disbursements to U.S. residents commuting to Canada less wage and salary disbursements to Canadian and Mexican residents commuting into the United States.

/5--Rental income of persons includes the capital consumption adjustment.

/6--Proprietors’ income includes the inventory valuation adjustment and capital consumption adjustment.

/7--“Other” consists of wage and salary disbursements to U.S. residents employed by international organizations and foreign embassies and consulates in the United States.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Information System. Table CA5.
Between 1970 and 2000, total personal income in Prairie County slightly increased, seeing a sharp increase in personal income in the 1980’s with income steadily declining since then. Total personal income between 1970 and 2000, adjusted for inflation, increased by $889. The only types of income that did not decline over this time period were dividends, interest and rent; transfer payments; non-farm government earnings; wholesale trade; and finance, insurance and real estate. The categories “Dividends, Interest and Rent” includes several types. Dividends are payments to stockholders. Interest is money earned from mutual funds, municipal bonds, private pension funds and other earnings from deposits in financial institutions. Rent is income from the rental of property, imputed rent of owners/occupants of farm dwellings and royalties from patents, copyrights and the rights to natural resources.
Personal income from other non-work related sources (primarily dividends, interest, rent and transfer receipts such as retirement, disability and Medicare and Medicaid payments) is a growing component of total personal income in Prairie County. Transfer payments are primarily retirement related (pensions and Medicare), but also include disability insurance, income maintenance programs (i.e. welfare) and payments to nonprofit institutions. Table C.4 displays transfer payments distributed in Prairie County since 1970.