Lincoln County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 215.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lincoln County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 6.1 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Lincoln County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (215.9 percent gain)
2. Printing and related support activities (154.2 percent gain)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (144.4 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (114.5 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (110.9 percent gain)

Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 33.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Lincoln County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (33.1 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (30 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (25.2 percent decline)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (13.6 percent decline)
5. Other support services (10.7 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 18.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 34 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 33.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lincoln County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (34 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (13 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (12 jobs lost)
4. Other support services (11 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (9 jobs lost)

In Lincoln County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,485 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 52 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 39 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 237 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 20.0 percent of the growth in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (237 new jobs)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (120 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (114 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (96 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (64 new jobs)





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 Lincoln County, South Dakota

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lincoln County reported an income level of $41,438, which was 26.7 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic in Lincoln County, South Dakota recorded a median income of $62,237, this median household income is 10 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Lincoln County, South Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $56,534 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was only slightly less than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 35.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $36,563. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $74,588. This median income level is 31.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lincoln County, South Dakota can be considered to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 4.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 51.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lincoln County, accounting 10.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lincoln County had a relatively high median income for all households of $56,555 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27 percent higher than the median income in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the median is 13.1 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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