Beadle County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 47 4-digit NAICS industries, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 22 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Beadle County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 383 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Beadle County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has grown the most with 17 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry makes up 20.0 percent of the total growth in Beadle County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (17 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (11 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (10 new jobs)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (7 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (7 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Beadle County

Given the industries in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 25 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building material and supplies dealers industry make up 16.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beadle County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (25 jobs lost)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (16 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (14 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (13 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Beadle County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 21.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Beadle County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (21.7 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (19.5 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (19.2 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (18.9 percent decline)
5. Utility system construction (18.3 percent decline)

Beadle County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 66.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Beadle County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The Private households industry in Beadle County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (66.7 percent gain)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (23.2 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (21.7 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (15.3 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (12.4 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Beadle County, South Dakota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Beadle County, South Dakota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Beadle County, having 17.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Beadle County had a medium-low median income for households of $35,697 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.6 percent lower than the median in South Dakota of $41,280 and the median is 37.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Beadle County had a median income of $29,067, this was 18.6 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic Householders in Beadle County, South Dakota reported a median household income of $16,636, this median is 53.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Beadle County, South Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,880 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $12,431. This median income level is 65.2 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 84.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $5,687.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.