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Overview of the South Dakota labor market in April

This monthly feature of the South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin offers a comprehensive analysis of current trends in South Dakota's labor market, including estimated labor supply, labor force levels and nonfarm wage and salaried worker levels. See the overview.

May is Older Americans Month

This May marks the 50th anniversary for Older Americans Month, a time to remember, honor and celebrate those 65 years and older in our communities. To commemorate this occasion, we took a look at some labor market statistics of this important component of South Dakota's workforce. Tell me more.

Seasonally adjusted March labor force data for metro areas available

March 2013 seasonally adjusted labor force data for South Dakota's Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) of Rapid City and Sioux Falls is available from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). See the BLS news release or download the March data from the BLS website now. April data for the metro areas will be released by BLS May 29. Historical data back to 2000 is available upon request to the BLS. The Labor Market Information Center is currently working on the ability to offer this seasonally adjusted labor force data for the South Dakota MSAs on our historical online database of labor force data; until that can be accomplished, we will provide a link to the data on the BLS website on this "what's new" page after each monthly release of the new data. See our release dates for future releases. For more information about the newly available seasonally adjusted labor force data for metropolitan areas, please see the Question and Answer document prepared by BLS.

Snapshot of South Dakota's economy

Get a quick synopsis, or snapshot, of the most current data available for numerous closely watched economic indicators.

Release dates

Click here to find out when the next data release from LMIC will be.

Latest data releases

View and print tables of the most current data available, including labor force, nonfarm wage and salaried worker levels by industry, annualized pay, activity levels of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation and more.

Printable Labor Bulletin

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South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation services

The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation can provide businesses with employment-related solutions and help people with job placement and career transition services. For more information, visit their website. DLR has professional staff in 18 offices throughout the state ready to serve your needs. Find the nearest office.

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Release dates

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