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United States and South Dakota Labor Force
Seasonally Adjusted
| Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force | |||||||||
| May 2024 | May 2023 | ||||||||
| Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate | ||
| United States | 167,732,000 | 161,083,000 | 6,649,000 | 4.0% | 166,823,000 | 160,707,000 | 6,117,000 | 3.7% | |
| South Dakota | 481,600 | 472,000 | 9,600 | 2.0% | 480,500 | 471,100 | 9,300 | 1.9% | |
| Note: 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 labor force data. See the definition of labor force. See technical notes about labor force data. |
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