Day County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Day County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 40.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Day County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 1.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Day County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 9.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (40.0 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (37.0 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (18.5 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (14.5 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (11.8 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in South Dakota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Day County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 29.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Day County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (29.8 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (29.2 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (12.1 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (7.6 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (4.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Day County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Traveler accommodation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 17 jobs. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 50.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Day County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (17 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (6 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (5 jobs lost)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (3 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (1 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Day County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 9 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 36.1 percent of the total growth in Day County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (9 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (3 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (2 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (2 new jobs)

Out of the 13 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Day County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 61 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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 Day County, South Dakota

Hispanic in Day County, South Dakota recorded a median income of $2,924, which is 91.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Day County had a median income of $29,372, this median was 16.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Day County, South Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,093 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $8,287. This median income level is 76.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Day County accounted a medium-low median household income of $35,366 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 16.7 percent lower than the median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the median household income is 38.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Day County, South Dakota may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 31.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Day County, reporting 17.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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