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Job Market / South Dakota

South Dakota Job Market

As of 2026-07-01 (preliminary)

Unemployment Rate
2%
Labor Force
487,144
Employed
477,396
Unemployed
9,748
Monthly change: 0.0 pp
12-month change: 0.0 pp
U.S. rate: 4.1%

Unemployment Rate Trend

24-month range: 1.8% – 2.3%

Monthly History

PeriodRateLabor ForceEmployedUnemployed
2026-07-012%487,144477,3969,748
2026-06-012%488,609478,7119,898
2026-05-012.1%489,908479,63410,274
2026-04-012.2%490,720480,01910,701
2026-03-012.3%491,845480,66711,178
2026-02-012.3%492,813481,67111,142
2026-01-012.2%493,467482,50210,965
2025-12-012.2%493,994483,27410,720
2025-11-012.2%494,081483,34710,734
2025-09-012.1%493,705483,25810,447
2025-08-012.1%493,112482,91610,196
2025-07-012%492,428482,4419,987
2025-06-012%491,756481,8939,863
2025-05-012%491,216481,3959,821
2025-04-012%490,782480,9829,800
2025-03-012%490,373480,5959,778
2025-02-012%489,890480,1579,733
2025-01-012%489,306479,6889,618
2024-12-011.9%488,659479,2119,448
2024-11-011.9%488,016478,7449,272
2024-10-011.9%487,413478,2739,140
2024-09-011.9%486,854477,7939,061
2024-08-011.9%486,273477,2768,997
2024-07-011.8%485,620476,7068,914

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, seasonally adjusted.

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