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South Dakota had 24,000 job openings in November 2024, compared to 25,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2 percent in December.
South Dakota’s only large county, Minnehaha, reported an employment increase of 1.6 percent from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
July 2024 |
Aug 2024 |
Sept 2024 |
Oct 2024 |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
482.6 | 483.2 | 484.0 | 485.0 | 486.2 | (p)487.2 | |
Employment(1) |
473.0 | 473.6 | 474.6 | 475.8 | 477.0 | (p)478.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | (p)9.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
467.8 | 464.5 | 467.6 | 468.2 | 467.6 | (p)468.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | (p)-0.2 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
31.6 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 32.2 | 32.4 | (p)33.0 | |
12-month % change |
7.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | (p)3.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
44.3 | 44.0 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 43.2 | (p)42.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -2.4 | -3.3 | -3.7 | -4.8 | (p)-6.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
92.6 | 92.6 | 92.5 | 92.4 | 91.7 | (p)91.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | (p)-1.9 | |
Information(3) |
5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | (p)5.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -3.8 | -1.9 | 0.0 | (p)-1.9 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
27.2 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.5 | (p)26.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.5 | -2.9 | -3.6 | -4.7 | -4.3 | (p)-3.2 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
37.7 | 37.6 | 37.7 | 37.8 | 37.9 | (p)38.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | (p)2.7 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
78.1 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 78.6 | (p)78.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | (p)1.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
50.5 | 47.5 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.6 | (p)50.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | -4.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | (p)0.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
18.2 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | (p)18.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -2.7 | (p)-3.2 | |
Government(3) |
82.5 | 82.4 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.6 | (p)83.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | (p)1.9 | |
Footnotes |