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

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Employment in the management and technical consulting services industry wages were the highest in Union County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Union County was paid an annual wage of $120,894 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in South Dakota of $49,069 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $67,321.

High-wage employment in Union County, South Dakota can be found in specialized freight trucking ($75,177), management of companies and enterprises ($73,612), offices of physicians ($72,528) and commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($68,955) 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.

Union County Wages have increased by 3.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Union County, South Dakota by a total of 3.1%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of South Dakota and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Union County Industry Wages Exceed South Dakota, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Union County, South Dakota can be described as very high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 34.4 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $28,713. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Union County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Union County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 11.3 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (81.6 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (52.3 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (52.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (51.8 percent decline)
5. Private households (51.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 20.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Union County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 194.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Union County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 14.2 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (194.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (111.7 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (108.3 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (48.6 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (38.7 percent gain)

In Union County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,965 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 27 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Union County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,000 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 73.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Union County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1,000 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (205 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (57 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (33 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (22 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Union County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 178 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 50.4 percent of the total growth in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (178 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (50 new jobs)
3. Commercial and service industry machinery (34 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (32 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (23 new jobs)

Union County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Union County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 40.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Union County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (40.4 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (38.4 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (26.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (25 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (16.8 percent decline)

Union County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 380.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Union County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 30 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Union County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (380.7 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (150.0 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (135.0 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (73.8 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (48.3 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Union County

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 440 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry makes up 71.1 percent of the total growth in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (440 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (43 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (36 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (20 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16 new jobs)

Out of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Union County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 655 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Union County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 185 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 61.6 percent of the total job loss in Union County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (185 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (50 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (16 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (11 jobs lost)





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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 Union County, South Dakota

Hispanic headed households in Union County, South Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $65,547, this median household income is 25.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $87,944. This household income level is 67.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Union County had a median household income level of $93,600, which was 78.6 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Union County, South Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,665 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.4 percent less than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 3.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $50,700.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Union County, South Dakota can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 18.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Union County, reporting 14.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Union County reported a relatively high median household income of $52,404 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 21.2 percent higher than the household income median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the income level is 6.2 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Union County, South Dakota

In Union County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 25.6 percent of the White Alone, 19 percent of Black or African American, 74.6 percent of the Asian alone and 30.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Union County, South Dakota may to understood as having a highly-educated population, with 26.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Union counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Union County, South Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Union have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 26.6 percent (Men) versus 26 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Housing Report for Union County, South Dakota

Union County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $89,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is greater than the State of South Dakota 2000 median home value of $79,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of South Dakota, Union County stands 4 of 66 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 369 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Union County, South Dakota. In 2000, 67.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Union County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 2.1 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Union County, the real estate market was made up of 5,915 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 484 housing units since the year 2001, or 8.9 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in Union County, with the industry averaging 92 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the State of South Dakota typical size of 17 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Union is the County that is ranked 10 of 67 Counties throughout the State of South Dakota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 8 of 67 Counties.

In Union County, Management of companies and enterprises, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Management of companies and enterprises sector in the county has a location quotient of 10.01. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Management of companies and enterprises industry is 10.01 times greater than the national average, signifying that Union specializes in Management of companies and enterprises.

Wholesale trade from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Union County, increasing in size by 55.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.4 percent. The State of South Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 4.8 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Union County. The sector dealt with a loss of 1,023 employees during the period, or 38.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 29.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

The Administrative and waste services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Union County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 16.2 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 8.3 percent of employment in 2005.

In Union County, Manufacturing, Management of companies and enterprises, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 23.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,613 jobs. The Management of companies and enterprises and Accommodation and food services industries total 15.8 and 9.3 percent of all employment.



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