2015 State Report for County-Level Data: Employment

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following individuals who have contributed to the success of this effort: Deb Brucker, Erin Dame, Adam Lavoie, Rachel Coleman, Kate Filanoski, Karen Volle, and Anna Brennan-Curry.

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2015 South Dakota Report for County-Level Data: Employment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the employed count and employment rate for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 2: Employment of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for South Dakota.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities who are employed, sometimes called the employment rate or employment-to-population ratio, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for the employment of people with disabilities. In this report, the employment of people with disabilities is presented as the number of employed civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the employment rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2015, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

 

 

 

In the ACS, people are also asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups:

  • People who worked at any time during the reference week;
  • People on temporary layoff who were available for work;
  • People who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff);
  • People who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and
  • People not in the labor force. 

In the ACS, people are identified as being employed if they responded as having worked during the past week. 

Specific to South Dakota, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for employment statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2015 State Report for South Dakota County-Level Data: Employment. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2015 county-level employment statistics from South Dakota that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people with disabilities in South Dakota was 50.7%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people with disabilities across South Dakota counties was 71.8%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people with disabilities was Hyde (79.3%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people with disabilities was Ziebach (7.5%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people with disabilities across all counties in South Dakota was 53.9%.

 

  • For people without disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people without disabilities in South Dakota was 83.1%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people without disabilities across South Dakota counties was 37.8%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people without disabilities was Jones (89.9%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people without disabilities was Corson (52.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people without disabilities across all counties in South Dakota was 83.4%.
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for South Dakota, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
South Dakota 50,176 25,449 50.7 441,862 367,290 83.1   Gregory       281    101 35.9   1,948   1,666 85.5
   Aurora       138     89 64.5   1,296   1,118 86.3    Haakon       133     95 71.4   1,002     821 81.9
   Beadle     1,056    611 57.9   9,500   7,873 82.9    Hamlin       349    220 63.0   2,724   2,304 84.6
  Bennett       251     72 28.7   1,611     975 60.5     Hand        136     92 67.6   1,657   1,409 85.0
 Bon Homme      304    178 58.6   2,635   2,262 85.8    Hanson       190    142 74.7   1,623   1,372 84.5
 Brookings    1,933  1,120 57.9  21,266  16,882 79.4   Harding        55     30 54.5     758     593 78.2
   Brown      1,651    711 43.1  21,290  18,299 86.0    Hughes       656    458 69.8   9,356   8,330 89.0
   Brule        418    252 60.3   2,578   2,119 82.2  Hutchinson     418    255 61.0   3,397   2,946 86.7
  Buffalo       175     64 36.6     923     542 58.7     Hyde         29     23 79.3     747     629 84.2
   Butte        784    351 44.8   5,073   4,146 81.7   Jackson       221     94 42.5   1,527     983 64.4
  Campbell       73     41 56.2     715     605 84.6   Jerauld        78     44 56.4   1,001     842 84.1
Charles Mix     626    255 40.7   4,172   3,137 75.2    Jones         48     30 62.5     444     399 89.9
   Clark        217    115 53.0   1,801   1,500 83.3  Kingsbury      263    139 52.9   2,605   2,277 87.4
    Clay        836    385 46.1   9,269   6,691 72.2     Lake        674    404 59.9   6,606   5,294 80.1
 Codington    2,017  1,319 65.4  14,672  13,053 89.0   Lawrence    1,977  1,057 53.5  13,696  11,025 80.5
   Corson       287     68 23.7   1,988   1,036 52.1   Lincoln     1,617  1,003 62.0  28,706  25,027 87.2
   Custer       591    207 35.0   4,207   3,185 75.7    Lyman        149     64 43.0   1,989   1,476 74.2
  Davison     1,260    737 58.5  10,512   9,074 86.3   Marshall      202    116 57.4   2,532   2,065 81.6
    Day         350    206 58.9   2,628   2,213 84.2    McCook       271    131 48.3   2,755   2,453 89.0
   Deuel        300    203 67.7   2,165   1,823 84.2  McPherson      162     53 32.7   1,048     826 78.8
   Dewey        360     70 19.4   2,708   1,646 60.8    Meade      1,951    931 47.7  13,254  10,851 81.9
  Douglas       147     71 48.3   1,418   1,261 88.9   Mellette      189     45 23.8     908     611 67.3
  Edmunds       196    130 66.3   1,967   1,689 85.9    Miner        109     61 56.0   1,097     980 89.3
 Fall River     693    301 43.4   3,172   2,407 75.9  Minnehaha   10,511  5,152 49.0 100,731  86,513 85.9
   Faulk        194     55 28.4   1,108     947 85.5    Moody        391    246 62.9   3,366   2,835 84.2
   Grant        382    234 61.3   3,810   3,213 84.3  Pennington   7,611  3,656 48.0  55,159  46,024 83.4
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for South Dakota, by County: 2015
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
  Perkins       187     83 44.4   1,468   1,202 81.9                                                     
   Potter       157     86 54.8   1,058     871 82.3                                                     
  Roberts       584    236 40.4   4,868   3,689 75.8                                                     
  Sanborn       125     86 68.8   1,311   1,085 82.8                                                     
   Spink        377    192 50.9   3,274   2,747 83.9                                                     
  Stanley       153    103 67.3   1,575   1,398 88.8                                                     
   Sully         49     30 61.2     814     677 83.2                                                     
    Todd      1,059    365 34.5   4,149   2,267 54.6                                                     
   Tripp        335    208 62.1   2,713   2,282 84.1                                                     
   Turner       487    230 47.2   4,179   3,617 86.6                                                     
   Union        754    385 51.1   8,030   6,606 82.3                                                     
  Walworth      327    131 40.1   2,586   2,124 82.1                                                     
  Yankton     1,511    815 53.9  11,270   9,577 85.0                                                     
  Ziebach       161     12  7.5   1,447     901 62.3                                                     
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
Count of Employed Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for South Dakota, by County: 2015

Employment Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for South Dakota, by County: 2015

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Employed – Individuals were asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups: (1) people who worked at any time during the reference week; (2) people on temporary layoff who were available for work; (3) people who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff); (4) people who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and (5) people not in the labor force. People who responded as having worked during the past week were considered "employed".

Employment Rate — The number of individuals that are employed as a percent of the civilian non-institutional population.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC)

Led by the University of New Hampshire, the StatsRRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: American Association of People with Disabilities, Center for Essential Management Services, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and Public Health Institute.

The StatsRRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RTGE00010100, from 2018–2023.

Employment Policy and Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC)

Led by the University of New Hampshire, the EPM-RRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: Association of University Centers on Disability, Hunter College, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and the University of Chicago.

The EPM-RRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RT503701, from 2015–2020.

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