South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Industry	May 2024	April 2024	May 2023	Percent Change
Industry	May 2024	April 2024	May 2023	Last Month	Last Year
TOTAL	173,500	171,500	172,700	1.2%	0.5%
Total Private	157,200	155,200	156,700	1.3%	0.3%
Goods Producing	27,300	27,000	26,500	1.1%	3.0%
Service Providing	146,200	144,500	146,200	1.2%	0.0%
Private Service Providing	129,900	128,200	130,200	1.3%	-0.2%
Mining, Logging and Construction	12,700	12,300	11,900	3.3%	6.7%
Manufacturing	14,600	14,700	14,600	-0.7%	0.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	36,000	35,400	35,600	1.7%	1.1%
Wholesale Trade	9,100	9,100	9,000	0.0%	1.1%
Retail Trade	18,800	18,300	19,300	2.7%	-2.6%
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities	8,100	8,000	7,300	1.3%	11.0%
Information	2,600	2,500	2,600	4.0%	0.0%
Financial Activities	13,900	14,000	14,700	-0.7%	-5.4%
Professional and Business Services	16,900	17,000	17,600	-0.6%	-4.0%
Private Education and Health Services	36,900	36,600	35,900	0.8%	2.8%
Leisure and Hospitality	17,200	16,200	17,300	6.2%	-0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,400	6,500	6,500	-1.5%	-1.5%
Government	16,300	16,300	16,000	0.0%	1.9%
*Notes:* 2024 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.