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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| July 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 162,245,000 | 162,140,000 | 160,467,000 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Employment | 155,965,000 | 155,576,000 | 153,511,000 | 0.3% | 1.6% |
| Unemployment | 6,280,000 | 6,564,000 | 6,956,000 | -4.3% | -9.7% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.3% | ||
| July 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 459,200 | 459,500 | 455,400 | -0.1% | 0.8% |
| Employment | 444,800 | 444,700 | 440,100 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Unemployment | 14,400 | 14,800 | 15,300 | -2.7% | -5.9% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.4% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| July 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 439,400 | 439,800 | 433,500 | -0.1% | 1.4% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 24,400 | 24,200 | 23,100 | 0.8% | 5.6% |
| Manufacturing | 44,700 | 44,400 | 43,100 | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20,500 | 20,700 | 20,900 | -1.0% | -1.9% |
| Retail Trade | 51,900 | 51,600 | 52,800 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 14,100 | 14,100 | 13,300 | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| Information | 5,700 | 5,800 | 5,700 | -1.7% | 0.0% |
| Financial Activities | 29,200 | 29,500 | 29,200 | -1.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional & Business Services | 32,400 | 32,700 | 30,900 | -0.9% | 4.9% |
| Educational & Health Services | 72,500 | 72,600 | 71,800 | -0.1% | 1.0% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 47,000 | 47,000 | 46,800 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Other Services | 17,500 | 17,500 | 16,700 | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Government | 79,500 | 79,700 | 79,200 | -0.3% | 0.4% |
| Preliminary data; subject to revision. The published unemployment rate presented above may not equal the percentage calculated using the published unemployed and labor force figures presented above due to rounding. Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation |
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| South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| June 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 75,600 | 74,900 | 73,600 | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| Employment | 73,300 | 72,600 | 71,100 | 1.0% | 3.1% |
| Unemployment | 2,300 | 2,400 | 2,600 | -4.2% | -11.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 151,300 | 151,500 | 149,300 | -0.1% | 1.3% |
| Employment | 147,500 | 147,600 | 145,100 | -0.1% | 1.7% |
| Unemployment | 3,800 | 3,900 | 4,100 | -2.6% | -7.3% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| Preliminary data; subject to revision. The published unemployment rate presented above may not equal the percentage calculated using the published unemployed and labor force figures presented above due to rounding. Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation |
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