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Labor Market Information Center
Economic Snapshot
| South Dakota and United States Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| January 2019 |
December 2018 |
January 2018 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| United States | |||||
| Labor Force | 163,229,000 | 163,240,000 | 161,123,000 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Employment | 156,694,000 | 156,945,000 | 154,482,000 | -0.2% | 1.4% |
| Unemployment | 6,535,000 | 6,294,000 | 6,641,000 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | ||
| December 2018 |
November 2018 |
December 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| South Dakota | |||||
| Labor Force | 460,000 | 459,200 | 456,300 | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Employment | 446,400 | 445,600 | 440,700 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Unemployment | 13,500 | 13,600 | 15,600 | -0.7% | -13.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.4% | ||
| South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted |
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| December 2018 |
November 2018 |
December 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year |
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| Total Nonfarm | 447,000 | 445,700 | 438,200 | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| Mining, Logging & Construction | 25,800 | 24,600 | 23,600 | 4.9% | 9.3% |
| Manufacturing | 45,400 | 45,100 | 44,100 | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 22,000 | 22,100 | 20,500 | -0.5% | 7.3% |
| Retail Trade | 51,900 | 52,500 | 52,400 | -1.1% | -1.0% |
| Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 13,800 | 13,800 | 13,300 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Information | 5,600 | 5,700 | 5,700 | -1.8% | -1.8% |
| Financial Activities | 29,600 | 29,500 | 29,600 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Professional & Business Services | 34,900 | 34,400 | 31,800 | 1.5% | 9.7% |
| Educational & Health Services | 72,800 | 72,400 | 73,100 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 47,800 | 47,900 | 47,500 | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| Other Services | 17,100 | 17,300 | 16,900 | -1.2% | 1.2% |
| Government | 80,300 | 80,400 | 79,700 | -0.1% | 0.8% |
| 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 |
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| South Dakota Metro Area Labor Force Seasonally Adjusted |
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| December 2018 |
November 2018 |
December 2017 |
Percent Change | ||
| Last Month | Last Year | ||||
| Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 76,100 | 75,800 | 74,200 | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| Employment | 73,800 | 73,500 | 71,500 | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| Unemployment | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,600 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Labor Force | 152,000 | 151,900 | 149,400 | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| Employment | 148,300 | 148,200 | 145,100 | 0.1% | 2.2% |
| Unemployment | 3,700 | 3,700 | 4,300 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 |
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