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Articles Published in the South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
Choose one of the categories below to find a list of articles (some available in Adobe PDF format) on that subject published in the South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin.
Demographics of South Dakota's Work Force
Jobs, Occupations & Career Trends
Businesses & Industries
2022 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2023
2021 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2022
2020 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2021
2019 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2020
2018 SD nonfarm industry trends, March 2019
2017 SD nonfarm industry trends, March 2018
2016 SD nonfarm industry trends, March 2017
2013 SD nonfarm industry trends, March 2014
2012 SD nonfarm industry trends, March 2013
2011 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2012
2010 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2011
2009 SD nonfarm industry trends, February 2010
Back to School/Back to Work, August 2021
Browsing Through South Dakota's Retail Trade Industry, February 2017
Celebrating Manufacturing Week in South Dakota Statistically, September 2019
Celebrating Small Businesses in South Dakota, November 2020
Employee Benefits Offered by South Dakota Employers, January 2019
Health Care and Social Assistance industry sector -- What does the future hold for South Dakota?, March 2015
Hitting the labor data jackpot: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), September 2015
(Highlights of the 2014 annual summary of QCEW data)
Last-minute gift ideas and supporting South Dakota businesses, December 2022
Leisure and hospitality industry sector — What is the future of tourism in South Dakota?, April 2015
Make It a South Dakota Christmas, December 2020
(Featuring South Dakota products and services
as Christmas gift ideas)
Producing a Name for Itself: South Dakota’s Manufacturing Industry, September 2021
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program is Rich Data Source, February 2019 (also included in September 2019 issue)
South Dakota Business Response to the Pandemic, March 2022
South Dakota Industry Employment Trends to 2030, August 2022
South Dakota Industry Employment Trends to 2028, August 2020
South Dakota Industry Employment Trends to 2026, August 2018
South Dakota Tourism Businesses Welcoming Visitors, June 2021
Survey results shine light on changes in business practices post-pandemic, April 2023
Taking a deep dive into South Dakota employment and wages by industry, July 2021
What’s the buzz about? South Dakota’s Bee Industry, August 2019
Demographics of South Dakota's Workforce
30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, June 2020
2020 Decennial Census: What's the big deal?, June 2019
Celebrating Our Veterans, November 2021
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) and Quarterly Workforce Indicators: Connecting Demographics to Labor Market Information, January 2017
South Dakota Commuting Patterns, March 2016
Tracking South Dakota worker comings and goings, July 2022
Veterans: Featuring the Heroes Among Us, October 2019
Women in the Workforce, February 2021
Workforce Spotlight on Veterans, November 2020
Jobs, Occupations & Career Trends
Can you name that career? (a Jeopardy-style quiz about careers), December 2021
Celebrating the Week of Work in South Dakota, April 2021
Employers asked, we listened: More current occupational wage estimates available, October 2021
Employment Trends in Broad Occupational Groups: A Decade of Change, June 2022
Exploring Hot Careers, May 2021
Hot Careers to 2030: What occupations made the list?, November 2022
The Occupational Inverse: Surprises in the Mix of Industries and Occupations, May 2019
South Dakota Career Opportunities Extend Far Beyond the "Top" Occupations, December 2018
South Dakota Occupational Demand to 2028, October 2020
South Dakota Occupational Demand to 2030, October 2022
South Dakota Occupational Employment Projections to 2028, Fastest Growing Occupations, September 2020
South Dakota Occupational Employment Projections to 2026, September 2018
South Dakota Occupational Employment Projections to 2030, September 2022
South Dakota Occupational Employment Projected Demand, October 2018
South Dakota Hot Careers, November 2018
What areas of the state have the most job openings?, March 2023
Who is in our labor force?, May 2016
LMI Mythbusting Series
LMI Myth Busting: Benchmarking, January 2020
LMI Myth Busting: Duplication of Effort in Producing Job Levels by Industry, March 2021
LMI Myth Busting: Measuring Employment Change, June 2018
LMI Myth Busting: Seasonal Adjustment, April 2020
LMI Myth Busting: The Source of Occupational Wage Estimates, July 2018
LMI Myth Busting: South Dakota’s Tourism Industry Doesn’t Exist, May 2018
LMI Myth Busting: The Unemployment Rate Represents All of the Population Who Does Not Have a Job, April 2019
Program Overviews
2020 Decennial Census: What's the big deal?, June 2019
Annual Refiling Survey (ARS): Not just more alphabet soup from LMIC, December 2015
Annualized Summary of South Dakota Workers, September 2016
Building a Quality Workforce with Apprenticeships, July 2019
The Bureau of Labor Statistics: Celebrating 75 Years of Federal-State Cooperation, December 2017
Consumer Price Index, January 2022
DLR: giving the gift of education (workforce services available from DLR), December 2022
Exploring the Motherlode When Mining for Workforce Data, July 2020
(Highlights of the 2019 annual summary of Quarterly Census of Employment and Wage data)
Hitting the labor data jackpot: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), September 2015
(Highlights of the 2014 annual summary of QCEW data)
Industry or occupation: The importance of definitions in using workforce data, January 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
Moving beyond the labor market barometer, July 2017
NAICS: Reflecting Dynamics of the Economy, April 2022
Navigating through South Dakota employment and wage data to find the destination data you need, June 2023
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: the premier data slicer/dicer, June 2022
South Dakota featured in national blog for success in connecting individuals with second chances, May 2023
Utilizing Apprenticeships to Help Address Workforce Issues, November 2019