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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

May 2025


Finding the elusive 'tourism industry'

In the first of a new series on Fact or Fiction? Demystifying Labor Market Data articles, we explain why employment and wage data showing tourism's impact can be hard to find. Learn more.

Overview of South Dakota Labor Market

See an overview of the labor market in South Dakota based on the most current data available, April 2025.

Snapshot of South Dakota's Economy

Get a quick synopsis, or snapshot, of the most current data available for numerous closely watched economic indicators.

New Sioux Falls metro area implemented

As announced on this website several months ago, Rock County of Minnesota was recently added to the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA, which already included Lincoln, Minnehaha, McCook, and Turner counties of South Dakota). The new Sioux Falls MSA designation has been implemented in the virtual labor market data system and is now an option for relevant data sets. The new MSA will be added as an option for any remaining data sets in the near future. Learn more about MSAs on our Definitions page. Please contact us with any questions.

Latest Workforce Data Available

View tables of the most recent labor market data available, including labor force and unemployment rates, nonfarm worker levels and more.

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Services

The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation provides services for businesses to help them maintain a skilled workforce and handle various labor issues and services for individuals to help them identify opportunities and prepare for and maintain productive employment. DLR has professional staff in 16 job service offices throughout the state ready to serve your needs. Find the nearest Job Service office.

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Release Dates

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