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Labor Market Information Center

What's New

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.

New occupational wages coming soon

New occupational wage data, our #1 most requested data set, will be coming soon. Learn more about this popular data set.

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.