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County Employment and Wages in South Dakota — Second Quarter 2018
South Dakota’s only large county, Minnehaha, reported employment growth of 1.0 percent from June 2017 to June 2018.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest decreased for the second month in a row, down 0.4 percent in December after declining 0.6 percent in November
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2018
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.13 per hour in the South to $41.98 in the Northeast during September 2018.
South Dakota Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
459.2 | 458.8 | 458.7 | 458.7 | 459.2 | (p)460.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
444.8 | 444.8 | 445.0 | 445.1 | 445.6 | (p)446.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
14.4 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | (p)13.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)2.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
439.8 | 440.5 | 442.3 | 443.2 | 445.7 | (p)447.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
|
24.7 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.6 | (p)25.8 |
12-month % change |
|
6.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | (p)9.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
44.5 | 44.7 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 45.1 | (p)45.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | (p)2.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
86.7 | 86.6 | 86.5 | 86.4 | 88.4 | (p)87.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 2.3 | (p)1.7 |
Information(3) |
|
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | (p)5.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-1.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
29.3 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 29.5 | (p)29.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | (p)0.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
33.2 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 34.4 | (p)34.9 |
12-month % change |
|
7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 9.6 | (p)9.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
71.9 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 72.5 | 72.4 | (p)72.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.2 | (p)-0.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
46.8 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 47.7 | 47.9 | (p)47.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | (p)0.6 |
Other Services(3) |
|
17.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.3 | (p)17.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | (p)1.2 |
Government(3) |
|
79.5 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.4 | (p)80.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 |
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