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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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June 2025 |
May 2025 |
June 2024 |
Percent Change | ||
Last Month |
Last Year |
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United States | |||||
Labor Force | 170,380,000 | 170,510,000 | 168,005,000 | -0.1% | 1.4% |
Employment | 163,366,000 | 163,273,000 | 161,155,000 | 0.1% | 1.4% |
Unemployment | 7,015,000 | 7,237,000 | 6,849,000 | -3.1% | 2.4% |
Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | ||
May 2025 |
April 2025 |
May 2024 |
Percent Change | ||
Last Month |
Last Year |
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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 |
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May 2025 |
April 2025 |
May 2024 |
Percent Change | ||
Last Month |
Last Year |
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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 |
South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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May 2025 |
April 2025 |
May 2024 |
Percent Change | ||
Last Month |
Last Year |
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Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
Labor Force | 81,700 | 81,700 | 79,300 | 0.0% | 3.0% |
Employment | 80,200 | 80,300 | 77,900 | -0.1% | 3.0% |
Unemployment | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Unemployment Rate | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | ||
Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
Labor Force | 176,800 | 176,500 | 174,600 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
Employment | 173,700 | 173,500 | 171,700 | 0.1% | 1.2% |
Unemployment | 3,100 | 3,100 | 2,900 | 0.0% | 6.9% |
Unemployment Rate | 1.7% | 1.7% | 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, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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