In Beadle County, jobs in the other professional and technical services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the other professional and technical services industry had the highest average wages in Beadle County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Beadle County was paid an annual wage of $69,878 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of South Dakota of $23,499 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $33,154.

Other top-pay jobs in Beadle County, South Dakota can be found in management of companies and enterprises ($62,177), architectural and engineering services ($41,274), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($40,894) and offices of dentists ($40,674) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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

Beadle County Wages have increased by 20.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Beadle County, South Dakota by a total of 20.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of South Dakota and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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

Beadle County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Beadle County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 37 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 13.9 percent of the growth in Beadle County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (37 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (26 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (20 new jobs)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (19 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (19 new jobs)

In Beadle County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 62 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 45 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Beadle County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 61 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 24.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beadle County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (61 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (23 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (21 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (18 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Beadle County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 9.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Beadle County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (39.4 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (39.3 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (31.4 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (29.6 percent decline)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (27.2 percent decline)

Beadle County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 77.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Beadle County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 8.5 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Beadle County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (77.5 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (76.7 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (71.4 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (44.4 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38.1 percent gain)





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

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)





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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.

Higher Education in Beadle County, South Dakota

Beadle County, South Dakota has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 18.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Beadle was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Beadle County, South Dakota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Beadle have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 18.2 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Beadle County, South Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 18 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, 9.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Housing Report for Beadle County, South Dakota

When compared to other counties in South Dakota, Beadle County places 61 of 66 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,765 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Beadle County, there were a total of 8,291 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 61 residential units since 2001, or 0.7 percent.

Beadle County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $56,000, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of South Dakota 2000 median home value of $79,600 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Beadle County, South Dakota. In 2000, 94 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Beadle County, South Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Beadle County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.52. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.52 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Beadle County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Finance and insurance saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Beadle County. The sector faced a loss of 186 jobs during the period, or 39.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 44.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Beadle County, with the industry averaging 25 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of South Dakota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

Beadle County ranks 12 of 67 Counties throughout the State of South Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 10 of 67 Counties.

Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Beadle County, increasing in size by 42.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of South Dakota had an industry job change of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Beadle County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 17 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 985 jobs. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 13.1 and 10.3 percent of all employment.





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