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Labor Market Information Center

What's New

New occupational wages now available

New occupational wage data (reflecting 2025 data collected from South Dakota employers through the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey) are now available. Visit our Occupational Wages menu for options, including finding data in our online data system or downloading it in PDF or Excel format. Learn more about this popular data set in the May Labor Bulletin article.

New population data available in our online data system

All 2025 population data for South Dakota areas is now available in our online data system. Revised population estimates for 2020 forward are also now available. See our Population menu for access to this latest state-specific demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Seasonally adjusted labor force data for state's metro areas released

Check out the Econmic Snapshot for the latest seasonally adjusted labor force data for the state's metro areas. April data was released June 3.

May 2026 Labor Bulletin published

Finally able to return to a more normal data release schedule (the aftermath of federal government shut-downs), we published the May 2026 South Dakota Labor Bulletin May 29, featuring workforce data for April.

Overview of South Dakota Labor Market

See an overview of the labor market in South Dakota based on the most current data available, April 2026.

Snapshot of South Dakota's Economy

Get a quick synopsis, or snapshot, of the most current data available for numerous closely watched economic indicators.

Release Dates

Find out when the next data release from LMIC will be.