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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| November 2018 |
October 2018 |
November 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 162,770,000 | 162,637,000 | 160,533,000 | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| Employment | 156,795,000 | 156,562,000 | 153,917,000 | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 5,975,000 | 6,075,000 | 6,616,000 | -1.6% | -9.7% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.1% | ||
| October 2018 |
September 2018 |
October 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 458,800 | 458,700 | 456,300 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Employment | 445,200 | 445,000 | 440,700 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Unemployment | 13,600 | 13,700 | 15,600 | -0.7% | -12.8% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.4% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| October 2018 |
September 2018 |
October 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 443,800 | 442,300 | 436,500 | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 24,700 | 24,800 | 23,700 | -0.4% | 4.2% |
| Manufacturing | 45,100 | 44,800 | 43,100 | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21,400 | 21,300 | 20,800 | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Retail Trade | 51,400 | 51,300 | 52,700 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 14,000 | 13,900 | 13,000 | 0.7% | 7.7% |
| Information | 5,700 | 5,700 | 5,800 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| Financial Activities | 29,400 | 29,400 | 29,400 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional & Business Services | 33,900 | 33,500 | 31,500 | 1.2% | 7.6% |
| Educational & Health Services | 73,000 | 72,900 | 72,700 | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 47,500 | 47,100 | 47,200 | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Other Services | 17,500 | 17,500 | 17,000 | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Government | 80,200 | 80,100 | 79,600 | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 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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| South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| October 2018 |
September 2018 |
October 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 75,200 | 75,000 | 74,100 | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| Employment | 72,800 | 72,700 | 71,400 | 0.1% | 2.0% |
| Unemployment | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,600 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 152,000 | 151,600 | 150,100 | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Employment | 148,200 | 147,900 | 145,700 | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| Unemployment | 3,800 | 3,700 | 4,300 | 2.7% | -11.6% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 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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