In Brookings County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry wages were the highest in Brookings County for 2006. The average industry job in Brookings County received a wage of $68,132 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of South Dakota of $49,069 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $67,321.

Other high-paying jobs in Brookings County, South Dakota may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($57,026), management of companies and enterprises ($54,836), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($54,833) and offices of physicians ($44,827) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Brookings County Wages have increased by 22.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Brookings County, South Dakota by a total of 22.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for South Dakota and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Brookings County Industry Wages Lag Behind South Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Brookings County, South Dakota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 5.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $28,713. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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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.

Brookings County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Brookings County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 393.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Brookings County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where it saw a gain of 21.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Brookings County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (393.0 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (162.9 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (147.9 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (97.8 percent gain)
5. Professional and similar organizations (93.8 percent gain)

Brookings County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 54 percent from 2001 (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 it saw a loss of 17.3 percent. The losses in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Brookings County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 20.9 percent in terms of employment in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (54 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (20.5 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (17.6 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (17.5 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (17.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 11.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

From the 46 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 32 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Brookings County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,346 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brookings County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 57 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 42.9 percent of the total employment decline in Brookings County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (57 jobs lost)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (11 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (9 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brookings County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 80 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 11.5 percent of the growth in Brookings County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (80 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (76 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (75 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (74 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (65 new jobs)





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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.

Brookings County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Brookings County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 100.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brookings County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where it saw a gain of 4.4 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Brookings County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (100.7 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (100.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (94.4 percent gain)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (42.4 percent gain)
5. Hog and pig farming (41.2 percent gain)

Brookings County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 52 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 4.2 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Brookings County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (52 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (34.8 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (25.6 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (23.3 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brookings County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 63 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 26.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brookings County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (63 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (61 jobs lost)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (18 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (16 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 jobs lost)

Given the 54 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Brookings County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 646 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brookings County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 47 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 15.9 percent of the total growth in Brookings County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (47 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (29 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (29 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (24 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (22 new jobs)





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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 Brookings County, South Dakota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Brookings County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $41,462 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 0.4 percent higher than the household income median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and this is 18.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Brookings County, South Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 41.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 18 to 64 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Brookings County, reporting 16.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 26.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $30,439. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $21,287. This income level is 48.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Brookings County reported a median household income of $41,275, this median was 0.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic Householders in Brookings County, South Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,875, which is 5.8 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Brookings County, South Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,875 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Brookings County, South Dakota

Brookings County, South Dakota is made up of a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 32.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Brookings has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Brookings County, South Dakota as reported in the 2000 Census, 31.8 percent of the White Alone, 78.2 percent of Black or African American, 67 percent of the Asian alone and 20.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Brookings County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 35.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Brookings on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 35.6 percent (Men) versus 28.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Brookings County, South Dakota

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Brookings internationally. The migration from outside the US into Brookings totals 5.8 percent of the total international migration into the State of South Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Brookings County, South Dakota has a population that is made of 94.8 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 2 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.5 percent minorities. This is equal to the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Brookings has increased in diversity when 2.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Brookings County, South Dakota had a population that was estimated at 28,121 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 28,264. The decline shows a decrease of -0.5 percent. Brookings ranks 35 of 66 counties when calculating total change in population for South Dakota and the county ranks 2,212 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Brookings extends a total area of 794 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 35 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Mills, IA (35 per sq. mile ), Fairfield, SC (35 per sq. mile ), Metcalfe, KY (35 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Decatur, TN (35 per sq. mile ), Brantley, GA (35 per sq. mile ), Juneau, WI (35 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Brookings County, South Dakota to be 27.0 years old. The median in Brookings is less than the median age for the State of South Dakota of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 26.6 years old. With a total of 17.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brookings can be described as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 71.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Brookings County, South Dakota

When compared to other counties in South Dakota, Brookings County places 8 of 66 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 640 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Brookings County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $88,500, published by the Decennial Census. This is greater than the South Dakota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $79,600 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Brookings County, South Dakota. In 2000, 77.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Brookings County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 12,440 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 728 homes since 2001, or 6.2 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Brookings County, with a job growth of 71.4 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of South Dakota went through a industry job change of 18.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Brookings County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 38.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,605 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 13.8 and 12.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

Finance and insurance since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Brookings County. The industry was hit with a loss of 129 employees during the period, or 25 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 51.4 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Brookings County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Brookings County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Brookings County, with the industry averaging 115 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the South Dakota typical size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.







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