Percent of Employees Offered Benefits - All Industries/Sizes - 2005

 ü     Full-time employees are much more likely to receive benefits than part-time employees.
 ü     It is important to note that the data below represents the percent of employees offered benefits. 
        Therefore a company with 100 employees will carry much more weight than one with only a few
        employees.
 ü     Even though a benefit is offered to employees, not all of them choose to participate in that
        particular benefit. (For example, an employee may be offered health insurance, but may choose not
        to participate in it.)
 ü     The benefits most commonly available to full-time employees are medical insurance, retirement
        plans, paid vacation leave, and paid holiday leave.

Percent of Employees Offered Benefits
All Industries/Sizes - 2005

Full-Time
% Offered

Part-Time
% Offered

All Employees
% Offered

Insurance

  Medical Insurance

87%

16%

65%

  Family Medical Insurance

84%

13%

62%

  Dental Insurance

65%

18%

50%

  Family Dental Insurance

63%

12%

47%

  Vision Insurance

33%

7%

25%

  Life Insurance

72%

11%

53%

  Short Term Disability Insurance

50%

6%

37%

  Long Term Disability Insurance

52%

7%

38%

Leave

  Paid Vacation Leave

82%

23%

64%

  Paid Sick Leave

51%

11%

38%

  Paid Holiday Leave

80%

17%

60%

  Consolidated Leave

25%

12%

21%

Retirement

  Retirement Plan

83%

38%

69%

    Defined Contribution Plan

74%

23%

58%

    Defined Benefit Plan

15%

6%

13%

Note: The plan types listed above will not add to the total. Some employers offer multiple types of
         retirement plans; therefore the two types are not mutually exclusive. 

Other

  Child Care Benefits

13%

9%

11%

  Tuition/Education Assistance

43%

17%

35%

  Bonuses

48%

24%

41%

  Shifts

47%

43%

46%

    Shift Differentials

35%

22%

31%

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If you have questions or need more information, contact Laura Sichmeller of the Labor Market Information Center at (605) 626-2314 or e-mail her at laura.sichmeller@state.sd.us.