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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| May 2018 |
April 2018 |
May 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 161,539,000 | 161,527,000 | 159,729,000 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Employment | 155,474,000 | 155,181,000 | 152,892,000 | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| Unemployment | 6,065,000 | 6,346,000 | 6,837,000 | -4.4% | -11.3% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | ||
| May 2018 |
April 2018 |
May 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 459,600 | 459,700 | 454,700 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Employment | 444,400 | 444,100 | 439,700 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Unemployment | 15,200 | 15,500 | 14,900 | -1.9% | 2.0% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| May 2018 |
April 2018 |
May 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 440,400 | 438,200 | 434,300 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 24,200 | 23,200 | 23,200 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 44,500 | 44,500 | 42,800 | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20,700 | 20,500 | 21,000 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| Retail Trade | 52,600 | 52,400 | 53,000 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 13,700 | 13,600 | 13,300 | 0.7% | 3.0% |
| Information | 5,700 | 5,600 | 5,700 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Financial Activities | 29,700 | 29,800 | 29,300 | -0.3% | 1.4% |
| Professional & Business Services | 32,800 | 32,500 | 31,200 | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Educational & Health Services | 72,900 | 72,500 | 71,500 | 0.6% | 2.0% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 45,700 | 45,800 | 47,100 | -0.2% | -3.0% |
| Other Services | 17,200 | 17,200 | 16,700 | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Government | 80,700 | 80,600 | 79,500 | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 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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| April 2018 |
March 2018 |
April 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 75,100 | 74,900 | 73,400 | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Employment | 72,600 | 72,500 | 71,000 | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| Unemployment | 2,600 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 151,500 | 151,000 | 149,000 | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Employment | 147,100 | 146,900 | 145,000 | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| Unemployment | 4,400 | 4,100 | 4,000 | 7.3% | 10.0% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 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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