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Marcia Hultman

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Labor Market Information Center

Economic Snapshot


South Dakota and United States Labor Force
Seasonally Adjusted

May
2025		 April
2025		 May
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
United States
Labor Force 170,510,000 171,135,000 167,799,000 -0.4% 1.6%
Employment 163,273,000 163,969,000 161,164,000 -0.4% 1.3%
Unemployment 7,237,000 7,166,000 6,635,000 1.0% 9.1%
Unemployment Rate 4.2% 4.2% 4.0%    

May
2025		 April
2025		 May
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 493,900 493,600 487,300 0.1% 1.4%
Employment 484,800 484,600 478,500 0.0% 1.3%
Unemployment 9,000 9,000 8,700 0.0% 3.4%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  May
2025		 April
2025		 May
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 471,800 472,500 468,100 -0.1% 0.8%
Mining, Logging and Construction 32,200 32,300 30,200 -0.3% 6.6%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,300 1,200 0.0% 8.3%
  Construction 30,900 31,000 29,000 -0.3% 6.6%
Manufacturing 43,900 44,000 45,500 -0.2% -3.5%
   Durable Goods 27,200 27,300 28,200 -0.4% -3.5%
   Non-Durable Goods 16,700 16,700 17,300 0.0% -3.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 92,700 92,300 92,400 0.4% 0.3%
  Wholesale Trade 22,700 22,600 22,600 0.4% 0.4%
  Retail Trade 54,300 54,100 53,900 0.4% 0.7%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,700 15,600 15,900 0.6% -1.3%
Information 5,300 5,300 5,100 0.0% 3.9%
Financial Activities 27,400 27,400 27,500 0.0% -0.4%
Professional and Business Services 37,500 38,100 37,400 -1.6% 0.3%
Private Education and Health Services 80,000 80,100 79,100 -0.1% 1.1%
  Private Educational Services 7,300 7,400 7,600 -1.4% -3.9%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 72,700 72,700 71,500 0.0% 1.7%
Leisure and Hospitality 50,500 50,700 50,200 -0.4% 0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 18,900 19,100 18,600 -1.0% 1.6%
Government 83,400 83,200 82,100 0.2% 1.6%
  Federal Government 11,400 11,600 11,700 -1.7% -2.6%
  State Government 19,200 19,100 18,200 0.5% 5.5%
  Local Government 52,800 52,500 52,200 0.6% 1.1%
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, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Please note: There is a nationwide delay on the release of 2025 metro area labor force data, related in part to a number of geographic changes in Metropolitan Statistical Area designations. The table below will be updated as soon as possible. For more information, please see our Release Dates.


South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force
Seasonally Adjusted
  December
2024		 November
2024		 December
2023		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 80,600 80,000 79,800 0.8% 1.0%
Employment 79,100 78,500 78,200 0.8% 1.2%
Unemployment 1,500 1,500 1,600 0.0% -6.3%
Unemployment Rate 1.9% 1.9% 2.0%    
Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 166,100 165,700 165,700 0.2% 0.2%
Employment 163,200 162,800 162,700 0.2% 0.3%
Unemployment 2,900 2,900 3,000 0.0% -3.3%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 1.7% 1.8%    
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, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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