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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%    

April
2025		 March
2025		 April
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 493,600 492,900 486,300 0.1% 1.5%
Employment 484,600 483,800 477,700 0.2% 1.4%
Unemployment 9,000 9,100 8,600 -1.1% 4.7%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  April
2025		 March
2025		 April
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 473,600 471,800 467,600 0.4% 1.3%
Mining, Logging and Construction 32,400 32,300 30,300 0.3% 6.9%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,300 1,200 0.0% 8.3%
  Construction 31,100 31,000 29,100 0.3% 6.9%
Manufacturing 44,100 44,100 45,500 0.0% -3.1%
   Durable Goods 27,300 27,300 28,300 0.0% -3.5%
   Non-Durable Goods 16,800 16,800 17,200 0.0% -2.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 92,500 92,400 92,700 0.1% -0.2%
  Wholesale Trade 22,600 22,500 22,600 0.4% 0.0%
  Retail Trade 54,100 54,000 53,900 0.2% 0.4%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,800 15,900 16,200 -0.6% -2.5%
Information 5,300 5,300 5,200 0.0% 1.9%
Financial Activities 27,400 27,600 27,500 -0.7% -0.4%
Professional and Business Services 38,300 37,900 37,300 1.1% 2.7%
Private Education and Health Services 80,300 80,000 78,300 0.4% 2.6%
  Private Educational Services 7,500 7,400 7,500 1.4% 0.0%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 72,800 72,600 70,800 0.3% 2.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 50,900 50,000 50,200 1.8% 1.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 19,200 19,000 18,600 1.1% 3.2%
Government 83,200 83,200 82,000 0.0% 1.5%
  Federal Government 11,700 11,700 11,800 0.0% -0.8%
  State Government 19,100 19,000 18,300 0.5% 4.4%
  Local Government 52,400 52,500 51,900 -0.2% 1.0%
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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