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Labor Market Information Center

Articles Published in the South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Choose one of the categories below to find a list of articles on that subject published in the South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin.

Businesses & Industries

Demographics of South Dakota's Work Force

Jobs, Occupations & Career Trends

LMI Fact Checking

Labor Market History

Program Overviews

Businesses & Industries

South Dakota nonfarm industry trends in 2025, April 2026

For past editions of this annual article, collectively providing a recent history of industry trends in South Dakota, see the Labor Market History section below.

Accommodating Your Sweet Tooth: workforce stats related to Easter, March 2025

Employment growth projected in South Dakota’s sub-state areas, July 2025

Fact or Fiction? Demystifying Labor Market Data: Workforce data for South Dakota's "Tourism Industry" is elusive, May 2025

Federal Government as an employer, January 2026

How can South Dakota have a spooktacular Halloween 2025? Let us count the ways, October 2025

Manufacturing in the spotlight, September 2025

Now serving: a charcuterie of employment and wage trends, June 2025

South Dakota Industry Trends to 2032, July 2024

South Dakota Industries Projected to Decline through 2032, August 2024

Valentine's Day: How does South Dakota love thee? Let us count the ways, January 2026 (second edition)

Valentine's Day: sharing the love with South Dakota businesses, January 2025

Demographics of South Dakota's Workforce

Celebrating labor this Labor Day, August 2025

Where demographic data meets the road, December 2025

Jobs, Occupations & Career Trends

South Dakota Hot Careers, November 2024

South Dakota Occupational Projections to 2032, Fastest Growing Occupations, September 2024

South Dakota Occupations in Greatest Demand to 2032, October 2024

Labor Market History

Annual employment trends in nonfarm industries: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

COVID-19 Pandemic articles:

South Dakota Business Response to the Pandemic, March 2022

South Dakota's labor market post-COVID-19 pandemic, May 2024

Survey results shine light on changes in business practices post-pandemic, April 2023

Measuring COVID-19's Impact on South Dakota's Labor Market, March 2020

Measuring COVID-19's Impact on South Dakota's Labor Market (update), April 2020

LMI Fact Checking

Seasonal Adjustment

Program and Resource Overviews

Benchmarking, January 2024

Largest Businesses in South Dakota, March 2024

OnTheMap tool to map South Dakota workforce statistics, April 2024

Tools for Choosing the Right Career, April 2025