In Roberts County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Roberts County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Roberts County received a wage of $41,436 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of South Dakota of $55,889 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

High-wage employment in Roberts County, South Dakota are present in building finishing contractors ($30,627), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($29,980), nonresidential building construction ($29,827) and building equipment contractors ($28,854) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Roberts County Wages have increased by 40.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Roberts County, South Dakota by a total of 40.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Roberts County, South Dakota can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28 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.

Roberts County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Roberts County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 185 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Roberts County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has added the most employment with 28 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 19.1 percent of the growth in Roberts County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (28 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (25 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Roberts County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 73.3 percent of the total employment decline in Roberts County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (4 jobs lost)
2. Legal services (2 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (3 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (152 jobs lost)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (103 jobs lost)

Roberts County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 364.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Roberts County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 21.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Roberts County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (364.7 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (212.8 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (212.1 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (62.9 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (30.7 percent gain)

Roberts County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 19 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 5 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Roberts County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. General freight trucking (19 percent decline)
2. Legal services (12.8 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 10.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level 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.

Roberts County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 12 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Roberts County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 23 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 59.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Roberts County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (23 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (10 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (5 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (32 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (28 jobs lost)

In Roberts County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 57 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Roberts County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 12 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 56.1 percent of the total employment growth in Roberts County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (12 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (4 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (2 new jobs)
5. Investigation and security services (64 new jobs)

Roberts County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 27 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 3.6 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Roberts County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2.4 in percent of jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (10.1 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (5.6 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4.9 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4.5 percent decline)

Roberts County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 56.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Roberts County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 5.6 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Roberts County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (56.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (14.5 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (5.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (4.0 percent gain)
5. Legal services (3.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater 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 Roberts County, South Dakota

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Roberts County accounted a relatively low median household income of $33,137 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 24.6 percent lower than the median in South Dakota of $41,280 and the income level is 48.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Roberts County, South Dakota may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 22.1 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 cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Roberts County, accounting 41.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $120,041. This household income level is 262.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 42.7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $47,288. Hispanic Householders in Roberts County, South Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,563, this income level is 10.3 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Roberts County, South Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,511 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Roberts County had a median income of $24,438, this median was 26.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Roberts County, South Dakota

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Roberts County, South Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Roberts have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Roberts County, South Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Roberts 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.

In Roberts County, South Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 77.8 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Roberts County, South Dakota

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Roberts internationally. The migration from outside the US into Roberts accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of South Dakota. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Roberts County, South Dakota had a population of 10,044 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 10,002. This growth denotes an increase of 0.4 percent. Roberts ranks 24 of 66 counties by growth in total population in South Dakota and the county ranks 1,874 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Roberts County, South Dakota has a population that is made up of 65.1 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 1.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Roberts has increased the level of diversity when 0.9 percent of the population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Roberts extends a total area of 1101 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 9 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Roberts County, South Dakota to be 38.4 years old. The median age in Roberts 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 the median, when the median age was 37.3 years of age. With a total of 27.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Roberts can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 56.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Roberts County, South Dakota

Roberts County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $43,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of South Dakota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $79,600 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in South Dakota, Roberts County stands 32 of 66 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,700 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Roberts County, South Dakota. In 2000, 93.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Roberts County, the real estate market was made up of 4,894 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 113 homes since 2001, or 2.4 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Roberts County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.6. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.6 times greater than the national average, signifying that Roberts may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Roberts County. The industry averages 23 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the State of South Dakota average of 24 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Construction is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Roberts County, growing in new jobs by 75.9 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of South Dakota had an industry job change of 13.7 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Roberts County. The sector faced a loss of 104 employees during the period, or 71.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 75.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Roberts County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 394 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 17.2 and 12.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Administrative and waste services sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Roberts County since 2001, going from making up 8.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 2.2 percent in the year 2005.





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