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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| August 2017 |
July 2017 |
August 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 458,300 | 457,600 | 453,800 | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Employment | 443,000 | 443,200 | 440,600 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Unemployment | 15,300 | 14,400 | 13,100 | 6.3% | 16.8% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | ||
| August 2017 |
July 2017 |
August 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 160,571,000 | 160,494,000 | 159,508,000 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Employment | 153,439,000 | 153,513,000 | 151,655,000 | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Unemployment | 7,132,000 | 6,981,000 | 7,853,000 | 2.2% | -9.2% |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.9% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| August 2017 |
July 2017 |
August 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 436,800 | 435,700 | 433,500 | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 23,600 | 23,200 | 24,300 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| Manufacturing | 41,500 | 41,300 | 42,100 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21,800 | 21,900 | 21,200 | -0.5% | 2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 52,300 | 52,500 | 53,900 | -0.4% | -3.0% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 13,500 | 13,400 | 13,400 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Information | 6,100 | 5,900 | 5,700 | 3.4% | 7.0% |
| Financial Activities | 30,400 | 30,200 | 29,300 | 0.7% | 3.8% |
| Professional & Business Services | 31,100 | 31,000 | 31,200 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| Educational & Health Services | 71,500 | 71,100 | 70,600 | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 48,000 | 47,900 | 46,700 | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| Other Services | 16,700 | 16,800 | 16,100 | -0.6% | 3.7% |
| Government | 80,300 | 80,500 | 79,000 | -0.2% | 1.6% |
| 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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| July 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 73,900 | 73,700 | 72,200 | 0.3% | 2.4% |
| Employment | 71,400 | 71,300 | 70,100 | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 2,500 | 2,400 | 2,200 | 4.2% | 13.6% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 149,200 | 148,000 | 146,300 | 0.8% | 2.0% |
| Employment | 145,200 | 144,200 | 142,900 | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Unemployment | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,400 | 5.3% | 17.6% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 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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