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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

April
2025		 March
2025		 April
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
United States
Labor Force 171,109,000 170,591,000 167,988,000 0.3% 1.9%
Employment 163,944,000 163,508,000 161,495,000 0.3% 1.5%
Unemployment 7,165,000 7,083,000 6,492,000 1.2% 10.4%
Unemployment Rate 4.2% 4.2% 3.9%    

March
2025		 February
2025		 March
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 492,900 492,200 485,400 0.1% 1.5%
Employment 483,800 483,000 477,000 0.2% 1.4%
Unemployment 9,100 9,200 8,400 -1.1% 8.3%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 1.9% 1.7%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  March
2025		 February
2025		 March
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 471,500 471,400 467,700 0.0% 0.8%
Mining, Logging and Construction 32,100 31,900 30,700 0.6% 4.6%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,300 1,300 0.0% 0.0%
  Construction 30,800 30,600 29,400 0.7% 4.8%
Manufacturing 44,300 44,100 45,400 0.5% -2.4%
   Durable Goods 27,400 27,200 28,300 0.7% -3.2%
   Non-Durable Goods 16,900 16,900 17,100 0.0% -1.2%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 92,300 92,400 92,700 -0.1% -0.4%
  Wholesale Trade 22,600 22,700 22,700 -0.4% -0.4%
  Retail Trade 53,900 53,900 53,900 0.0% 0.0%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,800 15,800 16,100 0.0% -1.9%
Information 5,300 5,300 5,200 0.0% 1.9%
Financial Activities 27,600 27,500 27,600 0.4% 0.0%
Professional and Business Services 38,000 37,900 37,100 0.3% 2.4%
Private Education and Health Services 80,400 80,200 78,200 0.2% 2.8%
  Private Educational Services 7,400 7,400 7,500 0.0% -1.3%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 73,000 72,800 70,700 0.3% 3.3%
Leisure and Hospitality 49,500 49,900 50,100 -0.8% -1.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 18,900 19,000 18,600 -0.5% 1.6%
Government 83,100 83,200 82,100 -0.1% 1.2%
  Federal Government 11,600 11,700 11,800 -0.9% -1.7%
  State Government 18,900 19,000 18,300 -0.5% 3.3%
  Local Government 52,600 52,500 52,000 0.2% 1.2%
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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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