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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)*

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry September
2026
 August
2026		 September
2025		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
TOTAL 183,600 184,600 183,500 -0.5% 0.1%
Total Private 166,100 168,500 166,100 -1.4% 0.0%
Goods Producing 28,300 28,700 28,600 -1.4% -1.0%
Service Providing 155,300 155,900 154,900 -0.4% 0.3%
Private Service Providing 137,800 139,800 137,500 -1.4% 0.2%
Mining, Logging and Construction 12,700 13,000 13,000 -2.3% -2.3%
Manufacturing 15,600 15,700 15,600 -0.6% 0.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 37,300 37,700 37,900 -1.1% -1.6%
   Wholesale Trade 9,100 9,200 9,200 -1.1% -1.1%
   Retail Trade 20,000 20,200 20,300 -1.0% -1.5%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 8,200 8,300 8,400 -1.2% -2.4%
Information 2,500 2,500 2,600 0.0% -3.8%
Financial Activities 15,000 15,200 14,800 -1.3% 1.4%
Professional and Business Services 17,500 17,600 17,600 -0.6% -0.6%
Private Education and Health Services 39,400 39,600 39,200 -0.5% 0.5%
Leisure and Hospitality 19,300 20,300 18,500 -4.9% 4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 6,800 6,900 6,900 -1.4% -1.4%
Government 17,500 16,100 17,400 8.7% 0.6%
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.