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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

December
2025		 November
2025		 December
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
United States
Labor Force 171,495,000 171,541,000 168,506,000 0.0% 1.8%
Employment 163,992,000 163,760,000 161,586,000 0.1% 1.5%
Unemployment 7,503,000 7,781,000 6,920,000 -3.6% 8.4%
Unemployment Rate 4.4% 4.5% 4.1%    

December
2025		 November
2025		 December
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 492,600 492,200 490,700 0.1% 0.4%
Employment 482,000 482,000 481,600 0.0% 0.1%
Unemployment 10,600 10,200 9,100 3.9% 16.5%
Unemployment Rate 2.2% 2.1% 1.9%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  December
2025		 November
2025		 December
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 473,100 473,500 470,500 -0.1% 0.6%
Mining, Logging and Construction 31,800 31,900 31,100 -0.3% 2.3%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,300 1,300 0.0% 0.0%
  Construction 30,500 30,600 29,800 -0.3% 2.3%
Manufacturing 44,000 43,800 44,200 0.5% -0.5%
  Durable Goods 27,500 27,400 27,300 0.4% 0.7%
  Non-Durable Goods 16,500 16,400 16,900 0.6% -2.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 91,600 92,500 92,300 -1.0% -0.8%
  Wholesale Trade 21,800 22,200 22,300 -1.8% -2.2%
  Retail Trade 54,200 55,000 54,300 -1.5% -0.2%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,600 15,300 15,700 2.0% -0.6%
Information 5,200 5,300 5,200 -1.9% 0.0%
Financial Activities 27,800 27,800 27,500 0.0% 1.1%
Professional and Business Services 38,300 38,600 37,600 -0.8% 1.9%
Private Education and Health Services 80,400 80,100 79,700 0.4% 0.9%
  Private Educational Services 7,100 7,000 7,700 1.4% -7.8%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 73,300 73,100 72,000 0.3% 1.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 52,300 51,600 51,300 1.4% 1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 19,100 19,300 18,500 -1.0% 3.2%
Government 82,600 82,600 83,100 0.0% -0.6%
  Federal Government 11,000 11,000 11,800 0.0% -6.8%
  State Government 19,100 19,100 18,900 0.0% 1.1%
  Local Government 52,500 52,500 52,400 0.0% 0.2%
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
2025		 November
2025		 December
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 81,800 81,500 80,900 0.4% 1.1%
Employment 80,100 79,900 79,400 0.3% 0.9%
Unemployment 1,700 1,700 1,500 0.0% 13.3%
Unemployment Rate 2.1% 2.0% 1.8%    
Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 176,500 176,600 175,900 -0.1% 0.3%
Employment 172,800 173,100 172,800 -0.2% 0.0%
Unemployment 3,700 3,500 3,100 5.7% 19.4%
Unemployment Rate 2.1% 2.0% 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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