United States Employment Snapshot



South Dakota Employment Snapshot





South Dakota Payroll Employment


  • South Dakota added 100 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, South Dakota lost 1,200 jobs. South Dakota nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. South Dakota is tied for 24th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • South Dakota added 200 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, South Dakota lost 1,400 jobs. South Dakota private sector payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. South Dakota is tied for 26th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Education and Health Services (200) and Construction (200).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities tied with Government (-100) and Leisure and Hospitality (-400).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (2,200) and Construction (1,400).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Leisure and Hospitality (-600) and Manufacturing (-1,100).



South Dakota Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.