Employment Report for Spink County, South Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Spink County. The industry averages 13 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the State of South Dakota establishments size average of 24 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Spink County is ranked number 33 of 67 Counties in the State of South Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 32 of 67 Counties.
In Spink County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.95. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.95 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Spink specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Spink County, changing a total of 292.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of South Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 17.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Spink County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 16.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 198 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 13.9 and 13.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Spink County. The industry averages 13 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the State of South Dakota establishments size average of 24 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Spink County is ranked number 33 of 67 Counties in the State of South Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 32 of 67 Counties.
In Spink County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.95. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.95 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Spink specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Spink County, changing a total of 292.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of South Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 17.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Spink County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 16.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 198 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 13.9 and 13.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
