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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| September 2018 |
August 2018 |
September 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 161,926,000 | 161,776,000 | 161,082,000 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Employment | 155,962,000 | 155,542,000 | 154,324,000 | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Unemployment | 5,964,000 | 6,234,000 | 6,759,000 | -4.3% | -11.8% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.2% | ||
| August 2018 |
July 2018 |
August 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 458,700 | 459,200 | 455,700 | -0.1% | 0.7% |
| Employment | 444,800 | 444,800 | 440,300 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Unemployment | 14,000 | 14,400 | 15,500 | -2.8% | -9.7% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| August 2018 |
July 2018 |
August 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 440,500 | 439,800 | 434,200 | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 24,600 | 24,700 | 23,000 | -0.4% | 7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 44,700 | 44,500 | 43,300 | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21,100 | 20,800 | 21,000 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Retail Trade | 51,600 | 51,900 | 52,800 | -0.6% | -2.3% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 14,000 | 14,000 | 13,100 | 0.0% | 6.9% |
| Information | 5,800 | 5,700 | 5,600 | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Financial Activities | 29,300 | 29,300 | 29,300 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional & Business Services | 33,200 | 33,200 | 31,200 | 0.0% | 6.4% |
| Educational & Health Services | 72,200 | 71,900 | 72,000 | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 46,600 | 46,800 | 46,800 | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| Other Services | 17,600 | 17,500 | 16,800 | 0.6% | 4.8% |
| Government | 79,800 | 79,500 | 79,300 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 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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| August 2018 |
July 2018 |
August 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 75,000 | 75,200 | 74,000 | -0.3% | 1.4% |
| Employment | 72,700 | 73,000 | 71,300 | -0.4% | 2.0% |
| Unemployment | 2,300 | 2,200 | 2,600 | 4.5% | -11.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 152,500 | 151,600 | 150,000 | 0.6% | 1.7% |
| Employment | 148,800 | 148,000 | 145,700 | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| Unemployment | 3,700 | 3,600 | 4,300 | 2.8% | -14.0% |
| 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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