Douglas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Douglas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 6.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 6 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Douglas County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of workers in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (6.3 percent decline)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (3.4 percent decline)

Douglas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 9.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Douglas County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 7.7 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Douglas County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. General freight trucking (9.8 percent gain)

In Douglas County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 5 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Douglas County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the General freight trucking industry makes up 88.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Douglas County.

Top 2 Industries
1. General freight trucking (3 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (123 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Douglas County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building material and supplies dealers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building material and supplies dealers industry make up 50.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Douglas County, South Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (293 jobs lost)







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 Douglas County, South Dakota

In Douglas County, South Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,426 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Douglas County, South Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,588, this median household income is 6.8 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Douglas County had a median income of $10,725, which was 67.8 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Douglas County had a relatively low median household income of $33,319 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 23.9 percent lower than the median in South Dakota of $41,280 and the median household income is 47.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Douglas County, South Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 52.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Douglas County, reporting 22.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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