South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)*

Industry	May 2026	April 2026	May 2025	Percent Change
Industry	May 2026	April 2026	May 2025	Last Month	Last Year
TOTAL	183,900	181,200	184,500	1.5%	-0.3%
Total Private	166,400	164,100	167,000	1.4%	-0.4%
Goods Producing	28,000	27,200	28,500	2.9%	-1.8%
Service Providing	155,900	154,000	156,000	1.2%	-0.1%
Private Service Providing	138,400	136,900	138,500	1.1%	-0.1%
Mining, Logging and Construction	12,500	11,700	12,800	6.8%	-2.3%
Manufacturing	15,500	15,500	15,700	0.0%	-1.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	37,600	37,300	38,200	0.8%	-1.6%
Wholesale Trade	9,200	9,200	9,300	0.0%	-1.1%
Retail Trade	20,100	19,900	20,400	1.0%	-1.5%
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities	8,300	8,200	8,500	1.2%	-2.4%
Information	2,600	2,600	2,600	0.0%	0.0%
Financial Activities	14,900	14,800	14,900	0.7%	0.0%
Professional and Business Services	17,300	17,500	17,600	-1.1%	-1.7%
Private Education and Health Services	39,900	39,800	39,400	0.3%	1.3%
Leisure and Hospitality	19,200	18,000	18,900	6.7%	1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,900	6,900	6,900	0.0%	0.0%
Government	17,500	17,100	17,500	2.3%	0.0%
*Notes:* 2026 data is preliminary and subject to revision. Data may not sum to totals because of rounding.
*Source:* Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Access historical Sioux Falls MSA nonfarm wage and salaried worker data. See the definition of nonfarm wage and salaried workers. See the definition of the Sioux Falls MSA. See technical notes about nonfarm worker estimates.