Employment Report for Day County, South Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Day County, growing by 28.9 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of South Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 17.1 percent, since the year 2001.
In Day County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.44. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.44 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Day may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Day is the County that is ranked 25 of 67 Counties in the State of South Dakota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 23 of 67 Counties.
In Day County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 321 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 19.9 and 16.2 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Day County. The industry averages 23 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of South Dakota typical size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Day County, growing by 28.9 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of South Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 17.1 percent, since the year 2001.
In Day County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.44. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.44 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Day may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Day is the County that is ranked 25 of 67 Counties in the State of South Dakota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 23 of 67 Counties.
In Day County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 321 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 19.9 and 16.2 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Day County. The industry averages 23 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of South Dakota typical size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
