Average Number of Covered Workers by Ownership & Industry Group
	2005	2006	% Change
Private Ownership
Natural Resources and Mining	3,970	4,099	3.2%
Construction	21,003	21,832	3.9%
Manufacturing	39,833	41,393	3.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	77,815	79,318	1.9%
Information	6,756	6,953	2.9%
Financial Activities	28,063	29,228	4.2%
Professional and Business Services	24,264	25,563	5.4%
Education and Health Services	53,096	53,600	0.9%
Leisure and Hospitality Services	41,634	42,465	2.0%
Other Services	10,238	10,311	0.7%
Total Private Ownership	306,672	314,763	2.6%
Government
Federal Government	11,200	11,124	-0.7%
State Government	13,889	13,953	0.5%
Local Government	43,939	44,016	0.2%
Total Government	69,027	69,093	0.1%
Statewide Total	375,699	383,856	2.2%
Data subject to revision. Produced by the SD Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Center, in cooperation with the   Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Annual pay reflects total compensation paid to covered workers in the form of wages, salaries, bonuses, commission and overtime pay during the year. Annual pay is calculated by dividing total payroll by the average number of workers. The statewide annual pay for workers covered by unemployment insurance for 2006 was $30,282. This represents an increase of 3.9 percent from 2005. This increase in annual pay was slightly above the consumer price increase for 2006, which was 3.2 percent. 

Annual pay is affected by the number of hours worked and the rate of pay. Full-time workers normally have higher annual pay than part-time workers do. Many of the industries with the lowest annual pay have a large percentage of part-time jobs. Industry specific annual pay is determined by the mix of full-time and part-time workers and high-paying and low-paying jobs. The leisure and hospitality industry group has the lowest industry annual pay of $11,440 because these types of businesses typically hire many part-time workers. Federal government workers have the highest annual pay at $49,986.

Annual Pay of Covered Workers by Ownership & Industry Group
	2005	2006	% Change 2005-2006
Private Ownership
Natural Resources and Mining	$28,287	$29,253	3.4%
Construction	$31,760	$33,653	6.0%
Manufacturing	$34,393	$35,515	3.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	$26,954	$28,102	4.3%
Information	$35,387	$36,781	3.9%
Financial Activities	$36,777	$38,547	4.8%
Professional and Business Services	$33,832	$34,344	1.5%
Education and Health Services	$33,490	$34,850	4.1%
Leisure and Hospitality Services	$10,982	$11,440	4.2%
Other Services	$20,867	$21,579	3.4%
Total Private Ownership	$28,656	$29,833	4.1%
Government
Federal Government	$48,356	$49,986	3.4%
State Government	$35,676	$36,959	3.6%
Local Government	$25,632	$26,394	3.0%
Total Government	$31,340	$32,326	3.1%
Statewide Total	$29,149	$30,282	3.9%
Data subject to revision. Produced by the SD Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Center, in cooperation with the   Bureau of Labor Statistics.