ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
38
Participants Small participant base
42nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$115,209
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. · North Dakota · Administrative & Support Services

$4M in assets, 38 participants

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc.'s Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $4M in total assets and 38 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 42nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,826 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)

Administrative & Support Services sector rank

Within Administrative & Support Services, Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks #2,826 of 4,372 2023 filers by assets (659% of the sector average)-$4M for 38 participants.

#2,826
in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)
-7.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $289K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Administrative & Support Services and all filers

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$4,377,942 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (38 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $371K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$289K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 36 in the plan year 2022 filing to 38 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 450404311 · Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $4M · 38 · 42nd

  • EOY $4M
  • EOY 38
  • EOY 42nd
  • EOY ESOP
  • EOY near Ambiance Lighting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #2826

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in North Dakota →

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Administrative & Support Services filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income-$289K
Employer EIN450404311
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Preference Employment Solutions, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 0.7214236398039364% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.2M$4.4M$4.6M$4.8M 202220232024 $4.72M $4.76M ▲ +0.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 36 $5M
2023 1 38 $4M
2024 1 31 $5M

Nearby ESOP Plans in North Dakota

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004377942 · Participants: 38Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBorder States Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.176759361 · Participants: 2973Border States Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScheels Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.837710398 · Participants: 4597Scheels Employee Stock Ownership PlanDakota Supply Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.229795263 · Participants: 767Dakota Supply Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanUlteig, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.158672448 · Participants: 901Ulteig, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanFrontier Precision, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.086685795 · Participants: 90Frontier Precision, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Ambiance Lighting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MD ($4M); by covered participants it is Inberg-Miller Engineers Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WY (38 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (38 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.3% during 2023, from $5M to $4M. Reported net income was -$289K.
How have Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Preference Employment Solutions, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 0.7%, from $5M to $5M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ambiance Lighting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MD ($4M, 29 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Preference Employment Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Inberg-Miller Engineers Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WY (38 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 450404311.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.