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Labor Market Information Center

Employee Benefits

 

Survey Response

Surveys were sent to 1,924 private employers in South Dakota to collect data on select, commonly-offered benefits. A total of 964 responses were gathered to generate a 50 percent response rate. The sample of employers surveyed is representative of the size class and industry structure currently in South Dakota.

The table below gives a breakdown of survey response by employer size class.

 
Size Class
(Number of Workers)		 Number Surveyed Number of Responses Response Rate
Fewer than 10 employees 422 177 41.9%
10-49 employees 776 379 48.8%
50-99 employees 311 165 53.0%
100-249 employees 297 172 57.9%
250 or more employees 118 71 60.2%
Total 1,924 964 50.1%

The next table gives a breakdown of survey response by industry.

NAICS Code Industry Sector Number Surveyed Number of Responses Response Rate
21 Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction 15 10 66.7%
22 Utilities 19 15 79.0%
23 Construction 143 64 44.8%
31-33 Manufacturing 193 124 64.3%
42 Wholesale Trade 135 67 49.7%
44-45 Retail Trade 315 123 39.1%
48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 73 28 38.4%
51 Information 33 13 39.4%
52 Finance and Insurance 123 66 53.7%
53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 26 13 50.0%
54 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 87 40 46.0%
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 26 15 57.7%
56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 81 36 44.4%
61 Educational Services 20 5 25.0%
62 Health Care and Social Assistance 278 198 71.2%
71 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 36 20 55.6%
72 Accommodation and Food Services 251 90 35.9%
81 Other Services, except Public Administration 70 37 52.9%
Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.

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