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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.71 per hour in the South to $56.31 in the Northeast in March 2025.
Employment rose 1.9 percent in South Dakota’s only large county, Minnehaha, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region rose 0.2 percent in May.
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)490.8 | (r)490.7 | 491.5 | 492.2 | 492.9 | (p)493.6 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)481.7 | (r)481.6 | 482.2 | 483.0 | 483.8 | (p)484.6 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)9.1 | (r)9.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | (p)9.0 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)1.9 | (r)1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | (p)1.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
470.0 | 470.5 | 472.6 | 471.4 | 471.8 | (p)473.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | (p)1.3 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)8.3 | |
Construction(3) |
29.6 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 31.0 | (p)31.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | (p)6.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
44.5 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.1 | 44.1 | (p)44.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -2.9 | -2.9 | (p)-3.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
92.7 | 92.3 | 93.2 | 92.4 | 92.4 | (p)92.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.3 | (p)-0.2 | |
Information(3) |
5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
27.3 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.6 | (p)27.4 | |
12-month % change |
-1.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
37.3 | 37.6 | 38.4 | 37.9 | 37.9 | (p)38.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | (p)2.7 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
79.7 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.0 | (p)80.3 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | (p)2.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
51.0 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 49.9 | 50.0 | (p)50.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | (p)1.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
18.4 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.0 | (p)19.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | (p)3.2 | |
Government(3) |
82.9 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.2 | (p)83.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | (p)1.5 | |
Footnotes |