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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

August
2025		 July
2025		 August
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
United States
Labor Force 170,778,000 170,342,000 168,496,000 0.3% 1.4%
Employment 163,394,000 163,106,000 161,425,000 0.2% 1.2%
Unemployment 7,384,000 7,236,000 7,071,000 2.0% 4.4%
Unemployment Rate 4.3% 4.2% 4.2%    

August
2025		 July
2025		 August
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 492,700 493,300 490,000 -0.1% 0.6%
Employment 483,300 484,100 481,000 -0.2% 0.5%
Unemployment 9,400 9,100 9,000 3.3% 4.4%
Unemployment Rate 1.9% 1.9% 1.8%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  August
2025		 July
2025		 August
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 471,800 471,900 467,500 0.0% 0.9%
Mining, Logging and Construction 32,100 31,700 30,500 1.3% 5.2%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,300 1,200 0.0% 8.3%
  Construction 30,800 30,400 29,300 1.3% 5.1%
Manufacturing 44,100 44,200 45,100 -0.2% -2.2%
  Durable Goods 27,500 27,600 27,900 -0.4% -1.4%
  Non-Durable Goods 16,600 16,600 17,200 0.0% -3.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 92,200 92,100 92,400 0.1% -0.2%
  Wholesale Trade 22,700 22,700 22,600 0.0% 0.4%
  Retail Trade 54,000 53,800 54,200 0.4% -0.4%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,500 15,600 15,600 -0.6% -0.6%
Information 5,200 5,300 5,100 -1.9% 2.0%
Financial Activities 27,600 27,700 27,500 -0.4% 0.4%
Professional and Business Services 38,600 38,200 37,400 1.0% 3.2%
Private Education and Health Services 79,300 80,000 79,200 -0.9% 0.1%
  Private Educational Services 7,000 7,100 7,500 -1.4% -6.7%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 72,300 72,900 71,700 -0.8% 0.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 50,400 50,900 50,100 -1.0% 0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 19,200 19,200 18,500 0.0% 3.8%
Government 83,100 82,600 81,700 0.6% 1.7%
  Federal Government 11,400 11,400 11,800 0.0% -3.4%
  State Government 19,200 19,100 18,300 0.5% 4.9%
  Local Government 52,500 52,100 51,600 0.8% 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force
Seasonally Adjusted
  July
2025		 June
2025		 July
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 81,500 81,600 79,800 -0.1% 2.1%
Employment 80,000 80,100 78,400 -0.1% 2.0%
Unemployment 1,500 1,400 1,500 7.1% 0.0%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%    
Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area
Labor Force 177,200 177,000 175,500 0.1% 1.0%
Employment 174,000 173,900 172,500 0.1% 0.9%
Unemployment 3,100 3,100 3,000 0.0% 3.3%
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 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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