Marcia Hultman

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Labor Market Information Center

2022 Annual Report

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

 

Covered Workers & Annual Pay by Establishment Size

Establishment size data provides a comparison of the number of small and large businesses in South Dakota. The average number of workers at the worksite location determines establishment size. A worksite is generally defined as a single physical location at which predominantly one type of economic activity is conducted.

Graph A displays the number of South Dakota establishments by establishment size. This chart shows small businesses are predominate in South Dakota. During 2022 the 0-9 workers size class had the largest number of establishments, accounting for 80.4% of all establishments.


The distribution of employees by establishment size shows a different picture than the distribution of establishments. Smaller businesses have a much smaller slice of the pie. Graph B indicates that smaller businesses (fewer than 10 workers) employed only 20.1% of the covered workers in South Dakota in 2022. The number of workers is evenly dispersed among the establishment size groups.

Chart B - Distribution of Employees by Establishment Size in 2021


Covered Workers & Annual Pay by Establishment Size and Industry


Number of Private Establishments, Workers and Pay
By Establishment Size and By Supersector
2022
Supersector 0-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100-249 250-499 500+
Natural Resources & Mining
Establishments 1,082 103 54 16 4 0 0
Workers 3,223 1,447 1,539 1,020 640 0 0
Annual Pay $44,651 $49,411 $55,570 $54,409 $92,758 $0 $0
Construction
Establishments 3,863 358 205 45 20 0 0
Workers 9,366 4,837 6,042 3,180 2,718 0 0
Annual Pay $47,422 $58,234 $66,468 $70,905 $69,299 $0 $0
Manufacturing
Establishments 599 158 167 86 54 29 10
Workers 1,973 2,125 5,464 6,046 8,903 9,852 10,737
Annual Pay $43,471 $56,683 $56,633 $57,480 $60,055 $60,671 $62,119
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Establishments 6,727 1,284 703 170 70 24 2
Workers 18,872 17,288 20,806 11,551 10,476 8,310 1,049
Annual Pay $52,919 $46,637 $53,394 $54,437 $48,608 $34,899 $29,692
Information
Establishments 782 63 45 9 3 1 1
Workers 1,154 830 1,339 612 383 * *
Annual Pay $72,635 $61,589 $53,821 $57,109 $69,166 * *
Financial Activities
Establishments 3,741 270 138 39 21 8 4
Workers 8,112 3,587 4,072 2,704 3,303 2,504 3,255
Annual Pay $67,713 $82,619 $86,052 $85,559 $86,434 $70,339 $74,808
Professional & Business Services
Establishments 8,071 392 257 47 28 8 2
Workers 12,371 5,161 7,544 3,262 4,115 2,576 1,778
Annual Pay $78,585 $62,634 $66,718 $73,752 $73,142 $102,899 $100,427
Education & Health Services
Establishments 2,362 458 343 131 68 21 11
Workers 6,072 6,146 10,463 8,961 10,229 6,623 22,550
Annual Pay $46,975 $45,462 $49,670 $48,136 $57,536 $61,555 $82,432
Leisure & Hospitality Services
Establishments 2,023 708 640 128 30 1 0
Workers 7,003 9,806 18,596 8,537 3,949 * 0
Annual Pay $19,953 $19,651 $21,155 $23,620 $29,268 * $0
Other Services
Establishments 2,387 214 52 12 5 2 0
Workers 5,859 2,755 1,499 819 701 596 0
Annual Pay $40,854 $43,522 $42,881 $36,633 $21,295 69,427 $0
Total Private Ownership
Establishments 31,637 4,008 2,604 683 303 94 30
Workers 74,004 53,981 77,365 46,692 45,418 31,065 40,007
Annual Pay $53,269 $47,102 $49,255 $51,983 $57,766 $58,109 $75,634

*Data was suppressed to prevent disclosure of confidential information.
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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