Employment Report for Beadle County, South Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Beadle County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.52. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.52 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Beadle County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Finance and insurance saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Beadle County. The sector faced a loss of 186 jobs during the period, or 39.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 44.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Beadle County, with the industry averaging 25 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of South Dakota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
Beadle County ranks 12 of 67 Counties throughout the State of South Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 10 of 67 Counties.
Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Beadle County, increasing in size by 42.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of South Dakota had an industry job change of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Beadle County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 17 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 985 jobs. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 13.1 and 10.3 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Beadle County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.52. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.52 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Beadle County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.
Finance and insurance saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Beadle County. The sector faced a loss of 186 jobs during the period, or 39.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 44.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Beadle County, with the industry averaging 25 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of South Dakota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
Beadle County ranks 12 of 67 Counties throughout the State of South Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 10 of 67 Counties.
Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Beadle County, increasing in size by 42.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of South Dakota had an industry job change of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Beadle County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 17 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 985 jobs. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 13.1 and 10.3 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

