South Dakota

South Dakota
Data Series	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Jan 2024	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)481.7	(r)481.7	481.6	481.5	481.4	(p)481.5
Employment(1)	(r)471.7	(r)471.8	471.7	471.4	471.5	(p)471.8
Unemployment(1)	(r)9.9	(r)9.9	9.9	10.0	9.9	(p)9.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)2.1	(r)2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	467.4	469.6	467.9	469.1	470.0	(p)467.4
12-month % change	2.5	3.0	2.3	2.3	2.3	(p)1.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	30.8	31.8	32.0	32.0	32.0	(p)31.7
12-month % change	10.4	14.4	11.9	11.9	11.5	(p)10.1
Manufacturing(3)	45.4	45.7	45.6	45.4	44.9	(p)44.5
12-month % change	0.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	-1.3	(p)-1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	92.4	92.8	91.4	91.7	92.2	(p)90.9
12-month % change	2.4	3.0	1.1	1.2	1.7	(p)-0.2
Information(3)	5.0	5.2	5.0	5.0	5.1	(p)5.2
12-month % change	-3.8	0.0	-3.8	-2.0	-1.9	(p)2.0
Financial Activities(3)	27.7	27.7	27.5	27.5	27.6	(p)27.2
12-month % change	-1.1	-1.1	-1.4	-1.4	-0.7	(p)-1.8
Professional & Business Services(3)	37.1	37.4	37.6	37.7	38.1	(p)38.2
12-month % change	0.3	1.1	1.6	1.6	2.4	(p)3.0
Education & Health Services(3)	77.8	77.4	77.4	77.9	78.1	(p)78.1
12-month % change	2.9	2.0	1.4	1.8	2.0	(p)2.4
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	50.7	50.5	50.3	50.8	50.8	(p)50.4
12-month % change	4.1	3.9	3.3	3.9	3.7	(p)2.6
Other Services(3)	18.6	18.8	18.7	18.5	18.6	(p)18.7
12-month % change	3.3	4.4	4.5	2.8	2.8	(p)3.9
Government(3)	81.9	82.3	82.4	82.6	82.6	(p)82.5
12-month % change	2.1	2.6	2.9	2.7	2.5	(p)2.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Data extracted on: July 23, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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