ce to

Marcia Hultman

Cabinet Secretary

Font Size: A A A

Labor Market Information Center

Economic Snapshot

Statewide labor force and nonfarm industry employment data for September 2025 (originally scheduled for release below on October 17) forward was delayed due to the recent suspension of federal government services, including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Please visit our release dates page for more information.


South Dakota and United States Labor Force
Seasonally Adjusted

September
2025		 August
2025		 September
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
United States
Labor Force 171,248,000 170,778,000 168,703,000 0.3% 1.5%
Employment 163,645,000 163,394,000 161,802,000 0.2% 1.1%
Unemployment 7,603,000 7,384,000 6,901,000 3.0% 10.2%
Unemployment Rate 4.4% 4.3% 4.1%    

September
2025		 August
2025		 September
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 492,400 492,700 490,500 -0.1% 0.4%
Employment 482,700 483,300 481,400 -0.1% 0.3%
Unemployment 9,700 9,400 9,100 3.2% 6.6%
Unemployment Rate 2.0% 1.9% 1.8%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  September
2025		 August
2025		 September
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 473,000 471,000 468,600 0.4% 0.9%
Mining, Logging and Construction 32,200 32,100 30,700 0.3% 4.9%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,300 1,300 0.0% 0.0%
  Construction 30,900 30,800 29,400 0.3% 5.1%
Manufacturing 43,900 44,000 44,900 -0.2% -2.2%
  Durable Goods 27,500 27,500 27,800 0.0% -1.1%
  Non-Durable Goods 16,400 16,500 17,100 -0.6% -4.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 92,700 92,200 92,500 0.5% 0.2%
  Wholesale Trade 22,700 22,700 22,500 0.0% 0.9%
  Retail Trade 54,600 54,100 54,400 0.9% 0.4%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,400 15,400 15,600 0.0% -1.3%
Information 5,300 5,200 5,100 1.9% 3.9%
Financial Activities 27,800 27,600 27,400 0.7% 1.5%
Professional and Business Services 38,800 38,700 37,500 0.3% 3.5%
Private Education and Health Services 79,900 79,300 79,500 0.8% 0.5%
  Private Educational Services 7,100 7,000 7,500 1.4% -5.3%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 72,800 72,300 72,000 0.7% 1.1%
Leisure and Hospitality 49,900 49,700 50,300 0.4% -0.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 19,100 19,100 18,500 0.0% 3.2%
Government 83,400 83,100 82,200 0.4% 1.5%
  Federal Government 11,400 11,400 11,800 0.0% -3.4%
  State Government 19,200 19,200 18,400 0.0% 4.3%
  Local Government 52,800 52,500 52,000 0.6% 1.5%
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
  August
2025		 July
2025		 August
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 81,000 81,300 80,200 -0.4% 1.0%
Employment 79,500 79,900 78,700 -0.5% 1.0%
Unemployment 1,500 1,500 1,500 0.0% 0.0%
Unemployment Rate 1.9% 1.8% 1.8%    
Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 177,000 177,100 175,800 -0.1% 0.7%
Employment 173,800 173,900 172,700 -0.1% 0.6%
Unemployment 3,200 3,100 3,000 3.2% 6.7%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 1.8% 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

See definitions of terms used above.

See release dates.