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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

March
2025		 February
2025		 March
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
United States
Labor Force 170,591,000 170,359,000 167,922,000 0.1% 1.6%
Employment 163,508,000 163,307,000 161,425,000 0.1% 1.3%
Unemployment 7,083,000 7,052,000 6,497,000 0.4% 9.0%
Unemployment Rate 4.2% 4.1% 3.9%    

February
2025		 January
2025		 February
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
South Dakota
Labor Force 492,200 491,500 484,800 0.1% 1.5%
Employment 483,000 482,200 476,400 0.2% 1.4%
Unemployment 9,200 9,300 8,400 -1.1% 9.5%
Unemployment Rate 1.9% 1.9% 1.7%    
South Dakota Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
  February
2025		 January
2025		 February
2024		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
Total Nonfarm 472,300 472,600 466,000 -0.1% 1.4%
Mining, Logging and Construction 31,800 31,600 30,100 0.6% 5.6%
  Mining and Logging 1,300 1,400 1,300 -7.1% 0.0%
  Construction 30,500 30,200 28,800 1.0% 5.9%
Manufacturing 44,100 44,200 45,400 -0.2% -2.9%
   Durable Goods 27,100 27,200 28,300 -0.4% -4.2%
   Non-Durable Goods 17,000 17,000 17,100 0.0% -0.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 92,100 93,200 92,700 -1.2% -0.6%
  Wholesale Trade 22,600 23,000 22,600 -1.7% 0.0%
  Retail Trade 53,700 54,300 53,900 -1.1% -0.4%
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 15,800 15,900 16,200 -0.6% -2.5%
Information 5,300 5,300 5,100 0.0% 3.9%
Financial Activities 27,500 27,500 27,500 0.0% 0.0%
Professional and Business Services 38,300 38,400 36,900 -0.3% 3.8%
Private Education and Health Services 80,300 79,900 78,000 0.5% 2.9%
  Private Educational Services 7,600 7,700 7,600 -1.3% 0.0%
  Health Care and Social Assistance 72,700 72,200 70,400 0.7% 3.3%
Leisure and Hospitality 50,300 50,900 50,000 -1.2% 0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 19,000 18,600 18,400 2.2% 3.3%
Government 83,600 83,000 81,900 0.7% 2.1%
  Federal Government 11,700 11,700 11,700 0.0% 0.0%
  State Government 19,400 18,800 18,300 3.2% 6.0%
  Local Government 52,500 52,500 51,900 0.0% 1.2%
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
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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