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Covered Workers & Annual Pay - 2011 Annual Summary

Summary of 2011 Trends

The number of employees covered by unemployment insurance in 2011 was 393,750 workers. This represents an increase of 1.2 percent from 2010. This chart indicates that three industries showed worker losses while eight industries increased during 2011. In 2011, the number of covered wage and salaried workers equaled 95.8 percent of South Dakota's wage and salaried workers. Covered workers are counted at their place of work. A person who works for more than one covered employer is counted at each job.

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Average Number of Covered Workers by Ownership & Industry Group 2010 - 2011 Change
	2010	2011	Percent Change
Natural Resources and Mining	4,953	5,266	6.3%
Construction	20,111	20,129	0.1%
Manufacturing	36,960	39,204	6.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	79,566	80,696	1.4%
Information	6,542	6,383	-2.4%
Financial Activities	28,401	27,671	-2.6%
Professional and Business Services	27,538	28,582	3.8%
Education and Health Services	59,378	60,273	1.5%
Leisure and Hospitality Services	43,000	43,430	1.0%
Other Services	10,283	10,252	-0.3%
Total Private Ownership	316,732	321,886	1.6%
Federal Government	11,936	11,529	-3.4%
State Government	14,439	14,434	0.0%
Local Government	46,091	45,901	-0.4%
Total Government	72,466	71,864	-0.8%
State Total	389,198	393,750	1.2%
Totals may not add due to rounding. Data subject to revision. Produced by the Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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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 2011 was $35,413. This represents an increase of 3.2 percent from 2010.

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 $13,384 because these types of businesses typically hire many part-time workers. Federal government workers have the highest annual pay at $58,754.

Annual Pay of Covered Workers by Ownership and Industry Group 2010 - 2011 Change
	2010	2011	Percent Change
Private Ownership
Natural Resources and Mining	$33,963	$35,936	5.8%
Construction	$38,109	$38,999	2.3%
Manufacturing	$39,899	$41,474	3.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	$31,217	$32,388	3.8%
Information	$39,983	$41,937	4.9%
Financial Activities	$43,378	$45,502	4.9%
Professional and Business Services	$42,273	$43,000	1.7%
Education and Health Services	$39,732	$41,053	3.3%
Leisure and Hospitality Services	$13,124	$13,384	2.0%
Other Services	$25,185	$26,159	3.9%
Total Private Ownership	$33,887	$35,085	3.5%
Government
Federal Government	$55,562	$58,754	5.7%
State Government	$41,184	$41,212	0.1%
Local Government	$29,730	$30,023	1.0%
Total Government	$36,267	$36,880	1.7%
Statewide Total	$34,331	$35,413	3.2%
Data subject to revision. Produced by the Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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