Percent of Firms Offering Benefits - Size - Less than 10 Employees - 2005

Percent of Firms Offering Benefits
Size - Less than 10 Employees

Firms that Employ
Full-Time Workers

Firms that Employ
Part-Time Workers

All Firms

Insurance

% Offering

% Offering

% Offering

  Medical Insurance

49%

9%

45%

  Family Medical Insurance

40%

7%

37%

  Dental Insurance

20%

7%

19%

  Family Dental Insurance

18%

5%

17%

  Vision Insurance

9%

3%

9%

  Life Insurance

28%

3%

26%

  Short Term Disability Insurance

19%

3%

17%

  Long Term Disability Insurance

18%

2%

16%

Leave

  Paid Vacation Leave

78%

20%

73%

  Paid Sick Leave

42%

8%

38%

  Paid Holiday Leave

71%

19%

66%

  Consolidated Leave

8%

3%

7%

Retirement

  Retirement Plan

44%

18%

41%

    Defined Contribution Plan

39%

13%

37%

    Defined Benefit Plan

4%

1%

4%

    Plan Type Not Indicated

3%

4%

5%

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

Other

  Child Care Benefits

4%

3%

4%

  Tuition/Education Assistance

15%

5%

14%

  Bonuses

33%

17%

31%

  Shifts

8%

9%

8%

    Shift Differentials

2%

2%

2%

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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.