In Perkins County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the depository credit intermediation industry paid the average highest wages in Perkins County for 2006. The average industry job in Perkins County was paid an annual wage of $33,671 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in South Dakota of $39,442 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $47,929.

Top-pay jobs in Perkins County, South Dakota are present in direct selling establishments ($26,356), offices of other health practitioners ($22,837), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($22,830) and legal services ($11,327) 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.

Perkins County Wages have increased by 8.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Perkins County, South Dakota by a total of 8.8%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for South Dakota and less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Perkins County, South Dakota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 32.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $28,713. The overall 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.

Perkins County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Perkins County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 6 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 54.5 percent of the total growth in Perkins County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (4 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (229 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (208 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Perkins County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 7 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 50.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Perkins County, South Dakota.

Top 3 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (7 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (3 jobs lost)

In Perkins County, South Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 18 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Perkins County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 47.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Perkins County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 23.3 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Perkins County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 10.9 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (47.8 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (16.1 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (6.7 percent gain)

Perkins County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 27.6 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 gain of 5.9 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Perkins County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 8.3 in percent of jobs in the Legal services industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Legal services (27.6 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (14.8 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (10.2 percent decline)
4. Direct selling establishments (6.1 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, experiencing a gain of 5.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Perkins County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Perkins County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 17 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Perkins County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 9 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 62.2 percent of the total job loss in Perkins County, South Dakota.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
2. Legal services (2 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Perkins County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry makes up 75.0 percent of the growth in Perkins County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3 new jobs)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5 new jobs)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (5 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (242 new jobs)

Perkins County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 36.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Perkins County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 2.8 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Perkins County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (36.0 percent gain)
2. Direct selling establishments (6.9 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (4.3 percent gain)

Perkins County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 25 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Dakota, where the it saw a gain of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Perkins County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.6 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Legal services (25 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (17.7 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (11.1 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (3.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of South Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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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 Perkins County, South Dakota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Perkins County had a relatively low median household income of $32,468 (2005 Dollars). This median is 27.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the income level is 51.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Perkins County, South Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 42.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Perkins County, reporting 26 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 68.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $10,238. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Perkins County reported an income level of $30,225, this level was 6.9 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,938. This median is 32.4 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Perkins County, South Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $32,739 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Perkins County, South Dakota

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Perkins County, South Dakota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Perkins have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.8 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Perkins County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 33.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Perkins County, South Dakota has a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Perkins was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Perkins County, South Dakota

Perkins County, South Dakota has a population that is made up of 96.8 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Perkins has increased the level of diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Perkins County, South Dakota had a population of 3,023 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,340. The decline represents a decrease of -9.5 percent. Perkins ranks 52 of 66 counties in terms of population growth in South Dakota and the county ranks 2,542 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Perkins covers a total land area of 2872 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Perkins County, South Dakota to be 46.9 years of age. The median age in Perkins is greater than the median age in the State of South Dakota of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.2 years of age. With 20.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Perkins can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 23.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Perkins from outside the country. The immigration into Perkins totals 0.2 percent of all immigration into South Dakota. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Perkins County, South Dakota

In Perkins County, there were a total of 1,899 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 31 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.7 percent.

Perkins County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $33,200, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall South Dakota 2000 home median value of $79,600 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of South Dakota, Perkins County places 49 of 66 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,207 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Perkins County since 2001, going from making up 18.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Perkins County, growing in new jobs by 66.7 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of South Dakota underwent a employment change in the industry of 9.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Perkins is the County that is ranked 40 of 67 total Counties throughout South Dakota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 37 of 67 Counties.

In Perkins County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 173 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 18.1 and 8.3 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Perkins County, averaging 43 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the South Dakota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Perkins County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 1.99. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.99 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Perkins may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.





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