Custer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other professional and technical services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 166.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Custer County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 6.3 percent. The
Other professional and technical services industry in Custer County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 14.4 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other professional and technical services (166.7 percent gain)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (91.7 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (37.3 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (22.8 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (11.0 percent gain)
Custer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 52.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 35.9 percent. The losses in the
Architectural and engineering services industry in Custer County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 7.9 in percent of jobs in the
Architectural and engineering services industry.
Top 3 Industries 1. Architectural and engineering services (52.4 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (36.1 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (29.3 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 20.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, experiencing a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Custer CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 25 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Full-service restaurants industry makes up 30.5 percent of the total growth in Custer County.
Top 3 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (25 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (13 new jobs)
From the 10 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Custer County, South Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 329 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Custer CountyThe
Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 32 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Gasoline stations industry make up 68.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Custer County, South Dakota.
Top 5 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (32 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (11 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (4 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (33 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (23 jobs lost)
About: This report is part 2 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.
