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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| May 2017 |
April 2017 |
May 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 457,400 | 457,300 | 452,400 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Employment | 444,200 | 444,300 | 439,800 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Unemployment | 13,300 | 13,000 | 12,600 | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | ||
| June 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 160,145,000 | 159,784,000 | 158,889,000 | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Employment | 153,168,000 | 152,923,000 | 151,090,000 | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Unemployment | 6,977,000 | 6,861,000 | 7,799,000 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.9% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| May 2017 |
April 2017 |
May 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 437,100 | 438,900 | 431,700 | -0.4% | 1.3% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 23,700 | 24,700 | 23,500 | -4.0% | 0.9% |
| Manufacturing | 41,000 | 41,500 | 42,200 | -1.2% | -2.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 21,800 | 21,500 | 21,200 | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Retail Trade | 53,500 | 53,800 | 53,800 | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 13,400 | 13,600 | 13,400 | -1.5% | 0.0% |
| Information | 5,800 | 6,000 | 5,700 | -3.3% | 1.8% |
| Financial Activities | 30,000 | 30,000 | 29,300 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Professional & Business Services | 31,600 | 32,000 | 31,200 | -1.3% | 1.3% |
| Educational & Health Services | 71,400 | 71,100 | 70,300 | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 48,700 | 48,700 | 46,500 | 0.0% | 4.7% |
| Other Services | 16,300 | 16,100 | 16,000 | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Government | 79,900 | 79,900 | 78,600 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 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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| New Hires | |||||
| May 2017 |
April 2017 |
May 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| New Hires | 25,624 | 16,834 | 20,427 | 52.2% | 25.4% |
| Source: Unemployment Insurance Division, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation | |||||
| South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| May 2017 |
April 2017 |
May 2016 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 73,500 | 73,500 | 71,900 | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Employment | 71,200 | 71,300 | 69,800 | -0.1% | 2.0% |
| Unemployment | 2,300 | 2,200 | 2,100 | 4.5% | 9.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 148,200 | 148,400 | 145,100 | -0.1% | 2.1% |
| Employment | 144,500 | 144,800 | 141,800 | -0.2% | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 3,700 | 3,600 | 3,300 | 2.8% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5 | 2.4 | 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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