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Labor Market Information Center

South Dakota Area Employment Projections by Occupation

File Downloads of 2018-2028 Data

The long-term 2018-2028 employment projections (published late June 2021) by occupation for the Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Balance of State area (see link below for definitions) are available in the following options:

The PDF and Excel files above contain data for the most detailed occupational level possible. If you would like data for broader occupational groups, please contact us.

Retrievable Data

The 2018-2028 occupational employment projections data for the areas listed above will be available in the virtual system as soon as possible. Until then, please use the options above for the 2018-2028 data.

Resources and References

See definitions of Metropolitan Statistical Area and Balance of State Area.

For each Standard Occupational Classification System (SOC) occupation, see:

     Occupational descriptions in alphabetical order or

     Occupational descriptions in SOC code order

Technical notes and methodology

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