the early years: 1889-1920 1930sdecade in which her statehood was declared, and had more than...

August 2014Labor Market Information Center SD Department of Labor & Regulation

Celebrating South Dakota’s 125th Anniversary: A look back at the evolution of DLR and the state’s labor market

We South Dakotans have much to be proud of as we celebrate our 125th year of statehood, and perhaps at the top of the list should be the development and diversification of our labor market. A look at today’s workforce and business landscape overlaying a rearview-mirror image of South Dakota’s early economy brings into focus many astounding developments, advancements and growth to be celebrated. We’ll reflect on how economics have impacted the labor market in the state over the decades and touch on some highlights of our department’s history as well. As you’ll see, there have often been correlations between the two.

The Early Years: 1889-1920Census data tells us the population of South Dakota was slightly over 98,000 in 1880, at the beginning of the decade in which her statehood was declared, and had more than tripled to roughly 329,000 in 1890, just after. But the early years of the state’s 125-year history are devoid of the types of statistical labor market records available today. The history books reference an economic dependence based largely on agriculture and mineral production (mainly gold) before and quite a few years after South Dakota became a state. Settlers continued to come to South Dakota, with the population increasing to almost 584,000 in 1910, and to 637,000 by 1920. The economic revival brought about by World War I continued into the postwar era. Agriculture began to move from horse-power to mechanization. Electricity made its way to South Dakota, making huge impacts on daily living at home and at work. The period after World War I also brought extensive road construction, the first signs of a tourism industry and efforts to harness the waters of the Missouri River.

1930sIt was actually an economic crisis which led to the availability of labor economics records—through the de-velopment of a nationwide employment service. After the stock market crash in 1929 and the resulting Great Depression, unemployment was widespread in South Dakota and nationwide. About one-third of the nation’s workforce was out of work. Soup kitchens were common. The “dust bowl years” saw many farmworkers forced from their farms by drought and depressed farm prices. The drought and the resulting lack of jobs caused a major migration of workers out of South Dakota. After population numbers peaked at about 693,000 in 1930, more than 50,000 residents left the state over the next decade.

In 1933, the National Reemployment Service began operations in South Dakota. Its primary function was to screen and certify workers for the Public Works Administration (PWA) and to ensure the job placement of veterans. Offices were maintained in Huron, Pierre, Rapid City and Yankton and were operated as National Reemployment Service. Additional offices in Aberdeen, Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Watertown were operated as Employment Services offices. There were branch offices in Mobridge, Winner, Deadwood, Hot Springs and Flandreau. Interestingly, much of the funding for the Employment Services offices at that time came from local contributions.

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A landmark piece of legislation, the Wagner-Peyser Act, was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 6, 1933. It established the national network of state employment offices. In 1935, the South Dakota Legis-lature accepted provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act. The South Dakota Employment Service (today’s Depart-ment of Labor and Regulation) was officially established, with the United States Employment Service providing operating funds. It was not until the following Dec. 1, however, the affiliation actually took place and the agency began operating with paid employees.

The Where and Why of South Dakota’s employment service agencyThe new South Dakota Employment Service was in Aberdeen, with the first office set up in the Sherman Hotel. Why was it located in Aberdeen rather than Pierre, the state capitol? Records show several possible reasons. Before state offices began locating in Pierre, the understanding was they would be scattered equally across the state. Another reason was the railroad hub Aberdeen provided. The railroad carried the mail, and it was thought unemployment benefit recipients could get their checks faster by having the new department located strategi-cally in the railroad hub.

The South Dakota Employment Service brought about a whole new approach to finding and filling jobs — an approach which was much more systematic. It also meant records of labor activity started being kept. Accord-ing to an early Employment Service publication, the method used to fill job openings prior to the establishment of the agency was one whereby employers simply hung either “Help Wanted” signs or “No Help Wanted Today” signs in their windows. Imagine the reactions those early employers and job seekers would have to today’s SDWORKS, the Department of Labor and Regulation’s online jobs database where employers list job openings and seekers can search for jobs from their desktop computers, electronic slate or smart phones!

That same publication painted a good picture of how bleak the labor supply/demand situation was during the early 1930s. “Think back and you will remember being near a railroad track watching freight trains eastward and westward bound with the same number of men riding those trains in opposite directions, looking for jobs which did not exist, spending time and money which they could ill afford to do.”

In the early days, the Employment Service “was the referral agency for pick and shovel, or agricultural work-ers.” But as Employment Service programs became better established nationwide, they began serving workers across all occupational categories and employers throughout all industries.

The state legislature approved combining the activities of the South Dakota Employment Service with that of Unemployment Compensation (now the Unemployment Insurance Division of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation) late in 1936, interestingly, during a special session on Christmas Eve. The agency then became the Unemployment Compensation Commission of South Dakota with two divisions: Unemployment Compensation and Employment Service.

Along with the unemployment benefits program came the first substantial records of employment data in the state. The commission’s first annual report, published in 1937, reported there were 1,467 employing units in the state which reported employment covered by unemployment compensation. Those 1,467 businesses had a total of 44,288 covered employees.

In late 1938, the National Reemployment Service turned over its offices to the South Dakota Employment Service, which then maintained eight district offices: Aberdeen, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Watertown and Yankton.

In early 1939, the first unemployment benefits were paid. The first check was for $15, the maximum weekly benefit at that time. During 1939, 8,345 workers filed claims for unemployment benefits; a total of $393,951.16 was paid in benefits.

Data on South Dakota nonfarm employment levels by industry (estimates of nonfarm full-time and part-time wage earners excluding the self-employed and unpaid family workers) was also first available in 1939, when South Dakota began participating in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Current Employment Survey (CES). BLS published the first national employment estimates based on the survey in 1915 for just four


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industries — boots and shoes, cotton, cotton finishing, and hosiery and underwear. Talk about economic diver-sification over the years! The 1939 records for South Dakota show nonfarm employment was just 85,900.

1940sThe South Dakota Employment Service experienced its initial growth stage in a very important period — dur-ing World War II. Suddenly, the need to find jobs for workers (which spurred the need for its existence during the Depression) changed to the need to find workers for jobs — in government arsenals and in other industries essential to the national defense effort. The war years caused a scarcity of people to fill jobs and resources to conduct business, and nonfarm employment numbers declined during that period.

In January 1942, all state employment services, including South Dakota’s, became the United States Employ-ment Service operating under the control of the War Manpower Commission. A single, centrally-directed em-ployment service in the United States was necessary to carry on recruitment, training and transfer of labor for the industries involved in production for World War II. The Employment Service at that time had considerable authority in defining what industries were “essential” to the war effort. For example, 75 jack hammer operators were recruited from the Homestake Mine to help reinstall the fuel tanks at Pearl Harbor.

By the end of 1942, the level of workers in jobs covered by unemployment insurance was increasing dramati-cally due to war-related production; employment increased from 66,000 to 90,000 from 1941 to 1942.

In June of 1944, Congress passed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). The local offices geared up to serve returning veterans. The act allowed eligible unemployed veterans to re-ceive $20 per week for 52 weeks. The program was administered by the Veteran’s Administration, but the state Employment Service acted as the agent in registering the veterans and paying the claims. During 1946, 16,639 veterans filed claims under this act. By the end of 1949, 28,862 veterans had filed readjustment claims in South Dakota.

Another interesting law that came into effect in 1944 was the Male Employment Ceiling Regulation. It set a maximum on the number of males who could be employed at any establishment. Employers could not exceed this ceiling unless they were involved in agriculture or an “essential” industry.

In 1946, the federal government ended the federalization of the state employment services. The employment service returned to state control as the South Dakota Employment Services. The agency reorganized in a six-point program with the following goals to better meet the needs of a post-war society:

• Placement• Employment counseling• Service to veterans• Personnel management services (job analysis)• Labor market information• Cooperation with the community in employment planning

In 1949, the name the of the department was changed from the Unemployment Compensation Commission to the Employment Security Department.

South Dakota farming started industrializing in the 1940s. Farms started getting larger, and self-powered ma-chinery became commonplace. The larger, mechanized farms required fewer workers, because less manual labor was needed — which was a good thing during World War II since there were fewer workers available.

1950s and 1960s

Nonfarm employment and population numbers increased substantially through the ‘40s and ‘50s, continuing into the ‘60s. In fact, the ‘60s included a period of peak economic activity in South Dakota. Population grew steadily from 1958 to 1963, increasing from 656,000 in 1958 to a peak of 708,000 in 1963. Nonfarm employ-ment rose from 124,350 in 1955 to 150,660 in 1964.


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Much of the population and nonfarm employment growth in the 1960s was related to the building of the dams on the Missouri River. The building of the dams involved a huge workforce, especially in the construction indus-try. South Dakota construction employment reached a peak in 1963 which was not matched again until the late ‘90s. The completion of the dams coincided with the start of a massive out-migration of residents during the remainder of the 1960s. In fact, it took nearly 30 years (1963-1992) before population levels again matched the level attained in 1963.

During the Cold War era, there was an emphasis in civil defense and mobilization in case of a disaster. In the early 1960s, the department created a position for a full-time defense and mobilization coordinator. Each local office had a comprehensive plan on mobilizing and coordinating the area labor force in a time of disaster and took an active part in civil defense exercises. The program and the newly created position were phased out after several years as funding and public concern waned.

In 1961, the first federally funded training program began through the Area Redevelopment Act. The only areas that qualified were the Indian reservations, due to strict income guidelines. Other training programs that fol-lowed were the Manpower Development and Training Act in 1962, the Economic Opportunity Act (Job Corps) in 1964, the Comprehensive Employment Training Act in 1973, the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit in 1978, and the Job Training Partnership Act in 1982.

In May of 1961, the one-millionth unemployment benefits check was written in South Dakota. This represented approximately $19,350,000 paid to the unemployed in the state since 1939. Interestingly, the first unemploy-ment benefits recipient had become an employer by this time, contributing to the UI fund.

In 1964, the Employment Security Department in Aberdeen moved to 607 N. Fourth Street.

1970sIn 1970, the department implemented the first automated reporting system for tracking job orders, referrals, placements, etc. It was called the Employment Service Automated Reporting System (ESARS). Prior to its development, all such services were tracked and counted by hand. As with many initial attempts at automated data processing, there were many problems and many personnel frustrations with the new system — and vari-ous improvements were implemented.

In 1972, the first computer used in the agency was installed in the central office in Aberdeen. It was an IBM 360-30 and had 96K (96,000 bits) of memory. All information was entered into the computer by keypunch cards; they were eliminated in 1986.

The Employment Security Department became the Department of Manpower Affairs in 1975 during a reorga-nization of several state agencies. Another name change came in 1977, when it became the South Dakota Department of Labor. The Employment Service branch of the Department became known as Job Service, to reflect an employer-oriented service.

The labor market in the 1970s was dominated by the industrialization of the nonfarm sector of South Dakota’s economy. The state’s population in 1970 was about 666,000, down from the 1963 peak mentioned earlier. Small, labor-intensive manufacturing started all over South Dakota. These manufacturing firms provided jobs for the many women who were entering the labor force. In many cases, women entering the nonfarm job mar-ket were wives or daughters of farmers and ranchers and took off-farm/ranch jobs to help support the family agricultural operation.

The wages earned by these women increased the cash purchases of many families and helped boost the state’s economy, especially the nonfarm sector. However, this occurrence probably also had a negative effect on smaller communities -- with more purchases being made in the bigger areas where people were commuting for work rather than in their smaller hometowns.


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The second half of the ‘70s included the closing of some small manufacturing firms, but also saw the rapid expansion of others. The ‘70s also brought the longest period of sustained growth ever noted in South Dakota’s construction industry.

1980s

By 1980, South Dakota’s population stood at nearly 691,000. With the rapid growth in certain manufacturing industries, several larger manufacturing firms became very influential to employment trends in South Dakota by the start of the 1980s. The large manufacturing firms were closely tied to national and international markets.

The dominant role played by manufacturing employment and the liberalization of banking laws were two of the big factors placing South Dakota’s labor market into a national economy by the early 1980s. Financial activity-related employment grew greatly in the ‘80s, with concentrations in the credit intermediation sub-sector. Since the 1930s, South Dakota’s labor market had been pretty well insulated from national economic trends to that point. Before the 1980s, most South Dakotans saved, invested and borrowed at the same institution in their local communities. During the 1980s, residents invested nationally and internationally, and discovered what the term “prime rate” meant when borrowing money. Just as these factors combined to push South Dakota into the national economy, two national recessions coincided with economic problems in agriculture and dealt a vicious blow to South Dakota’s labor market and economy.

Agriculture employment steadily declined during the ‘80s, due largely to consolidation of smaller farms into larger farming operations. The larger farms used more advanced technology and huge equipment which re-quired fewer workers even though the operations became much larger. Thankfully, the 1980s were to become the decade of services. Service industry employment, which had expanded rapidly in the 1970s, continued to grow in the 1980s in spite of the recessions due to the demand for personal and business services. The ser-vices industry provided jobs which had flexible hours and required fewer technical skills.

If the 1970s was the decade of women entering the labor force, then the 1980s must have been the decade of youth entering the labor force. Many youth took jobs in service-oriented industries.

In 1983-1984, the department implemented an automated job application system. Local offices which had been using “dial-up” terminals were updated to leased line communications.

In 1987, the central office in Aberdeen moved to its current location at 420 S. Roosevelt St. Governor George S. Mickelson was on hand for a public open house on July 31.

The end of the 1980s included the maturing of South Dakota’s labor market. There was a lessened demand for unskilled workers, and a heightened demand for skilled and semi-skilled workers to perform jobs in both the farm and nonfarm sectors. There was no longer a reserve of unskilled residents willing to work. Instead, there was a large pool of residents with work experience. There was also a change from the dominance of the single wage earner family to multiple family members being wage earners.

1990s

Through this maturing stage, South Dakota’s nonfarm sector enjoyed sustained employment growth, reaching record highs in the 1990s. The state’s population grew faster during the 1990s than in the 1980s, from a level of 696,000 in 1990 to nearly 755,000 by 2000. Not surprisingly, construction employment followed suit -- with a housing boom in the late ‘90s, especially in the urban areas. The farm sector continued to exhibit lower employ-ment numbers. The state noted an important transition from a labor market which was entirely dependent upon actual agricultural production for jobs to one where the processing and distribution of farm products provided many jobs. Manufacturing was “on the grow.” In fact, South Dakota ranked second in the nation in manufactur-ing industry growth from 1990 to 1998, while the nation’s manufacturing was on a decline.

The “urbanization” of South Dakota continued and picked up speed in the ‘90s, with worker growth in the Rapid City and Sioux Falls metro areas outpacing growth in the balance of the state. By late 1999, it was apparent not only were the state’s metro areas population and trade centers, but work centers as well. Personal credit,


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credit card servicing and depository institutions helped the finance industry grow, and banks branched out from central locations. The services industry continued healthy growth, with business services like temporary help agencies and health care services especially noting worker increases.

2000sSouth Dakota’s labor market in the first decade of the new century was greatly impacted by the “bookend re-cessions” that plagued the nation, one in 2001 and another that began in late 2008. The state’s average annual nonfarm employment dropped from 2001 to 2002 for the first year since 1982, although worker levels did begin rebounding late in 2002. Parts of the manufacturing sector were especially hard hit, with significant layoffs during the national recession in the early part of the decade. Declining manufacturing workers levels were also attributed to exportation of jobs to foreign countries. Not all manufacturers experienced job losses even dur-ing the early 2000s though. Food and kindred products manufacturing grew in the early part of the decade. A corporate headquarter’s relocation to South Dakota in 1999 continued to boost the average number of workers in that industry grouping. Another factor for growth within kindred products was the growing demand for meat snacks as consumers turned to high protein, low fat snacks. Computer and office equipment manufacturing was hit hard due to market shifts, rising inventories and a slowdown in consumer spending.

By 2004, manufacturing again showed an overall upward trend, but intense international competition, import quotas and advanced technology greatly dampened the rate of worker growth seen in the 1990s. By late 2008, manufacturing worker levels again began to drop along with consumer confidence.

Retail trade grew in the 2000s, large retail chain stores, general merchandise stores such as warehouse clubs, superstores or supercenters, variety and dollar stores all contributing to positive worker growth. Construction built growth over the 2000s until the recession took a toll on the industry in 2009 and 2010. For much of the decade, home builders and home improvers took advantage of low interest rates; specialty trade contractors performing concrete pouring, plumbing, electrical, painting and site preparation work showing worker growth.

Services continued on a growth trend, with professional and business services increasing partly due to reclas-sification of establishments to the industry. The emerging industry of research and development in biotechnol-ogy also contributed to the growth.

Health care and social services continued expansion, with emphasis in continued care retirement communi-ties like assisted and unassisted living facilities, providing the aging population with a range of residential and personal services for their routine daily living.

The financial sector struggled through the reorganization of large credit card companies during the 2000s with worker levels quite volatile over the decade, then the recession dealt a severe blow to the industry in 2009 which carried into 2010. By this point (2010), South Dakota’s population was about 814,000. Fortunately, South Dakota’s non-credit card banking portion of the industry seemed to weather the recessionary storm better than its national counterpart, possibly due to more cautious loan procedures.

2010sIn 2010, regulatory agencies formerly under the Department of Revenue and Regulation (Banking, Insurance, Securities and several additional boards and commissions) were moved to the Department of Labor, and the agency officially became the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation as it remains today.

After a rough start to the 2010 decade due to the national recession in the late 2000s and worker losses from 2009 to 2010, South Dakota nonfarm worker levels have been on an uphill trend since. Likewise, population is on the rise, increasing from just over 814,000 in 2010 to almost 845,000 by 2013. The state fared relatively well during the last recession and into the recovery stage. Our state unemployment rate has been consistently well below the national rate. South Dakota’s recessionary period was also much shorter than the nation’s, and we recovered faster. Nonfarm worker estimates show by 2012, South Dakota had regained all jobs cut during the recession, plus added an additional 2,600 jobs. Small but steady gains in manufacturing employment continue to reflect a comeback from the recessionary losses that occurred in 2008 and 2009. Retail trade is continuing to show overall increases since the recession, with growth especially strong in the Sioux Falls metro area.


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Financial activities again began showing a positive trend in worker levels in 2012 after losses in 2010 and 2011 in credit card operations, which had been impacted by consumer financial woes and restrictive credit card laws. Banks not deeply involved with credit card operations remained more stable. Education and health services have continued to show increases so far this decade. In fact, health care worker numbers have increased every year since the data was first recorded in 1972. Continued population growth, an aging population, an increasing life expectancy and highly technical, specialized procedures which require additional staff have all contributed to this long-running, record-breaking growth.

For the most part, the leisure and hospitality sector has remained another positive light for South Dakota. This is likely related to our state providing a good value for money spent on vacations and shorter get-aways, often seemingly even more popular during national economic downturns when visitors are more cautious with their travel budgets.

Then and Now, by the Numbers

The mining industry is the only one in which employment has declined since 1939. Mining employment back then was 3,100; today, employment in this industry runs about 900. It is interesting to note the descriptive names of the mining companies which were listed in a 1940s department publication as “businesses engaged in large scale mining operations.” They were Bald Mountain, Trojan, Canyon, Gilt Edge, Gold Mountain, Hal-cyon, Inca, Holy Terror, Richmond Hill and Homestake. Of those, only Homestake Mining Company was still in operation by the late 1980s.

Mining operations have drastically changed as well. The same 1940s article told about how mining had changed from the late 1800s, when prospectors and claim miners panned for gold in Black Hills streams, to the 1940s mining operations conducted “in a maze of shafts and tunnels far below the earth’s surface.” In the 1980s, mining transitioned toward surface mining. As mentioned above, Homestake was the only operating mine in South Dakota by 1989. It closed in 2003, and the company donated the property to South Dakota in 2006 for use as an underground laboratory. Imagine the shocked looks on the faces of those 1800s prospec-tors and miners if they could tour the Sanford Underground Research Facility project today, where the former mine in Lead serves as laboratory space deep underground where sensitive physics experiments can be shielded from cosmic radiation! It serves as a perfect example of how South Dakota has not only survived hardships over the years, but through the hard work and ingenuity of our people, turned economic adversity into opportunities for development and growth.

Then Now1937 - 1,467 employing units in the state reported 44,288 employees covered by unemployment compen-sation.

2013 - 33,416 employing establishments (more than 2,000% growth from 1937) and 404,648 covered work-ers (growth of 814%).

1937 - 61 eating and drinking places reporting employ-ment under the Unemployment Compensation pro-gram, employing 980 workers

2013 - 1,917 food services/drinking places (456% growth) employing more than 29,932 workers (2,954% growth).

1937 - nine employers and 153 workers in the medical services industry

2013 - 2,473 health care and social assistance employ-ers (27,378% growth), with 59,190 workers (38,586% growth).

1939 - Maximum weekly unemployment benefit was $15.

Current - Maximum weekly benefit is $352.

1939 - 8,345 workers filed claims for unemployment benefits; $393,951 paid in benefits.

2013 - 18,591 claims for benefits; $31,021,820 paid in benefits.

1939 - 85,900 nonfarm workers in South Dakota 2013 - 417,100 nonfarm workers1939 - 11,300 nonfarm workers in services industry 2013 - More than 157,800 nonfarm workers in services

industries, largest actual change in number of workers1939 - 12,100 nonfarm workers in the state’s early finance industry

2013 - 29,700 financial activities nonfarm workers


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South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Leadership Through the Years

Department Leadership

1936-1938 Theodore Reise

1936-1939 J.W. Beckwith

1936-1940 Frank Siewert

1938-1942 J.W. Kaye

1939-1942 Giles Anderson

1940-1944 Edith Collins

1942-1944 A.L. Albert

1942-1947 Bart Archer

1947-1959 Alan Williamson

1959-1961 Goldie Wells

1961-1966 P.J. Maloney

1966-1973 Alan Williamson

1973-1975 Pat McKeever

Jan. 1975-Sept. 1975 Marcia J. Donnan

1975-1978 Dennis Finch

July 1978-Sept. 1978 C. Ann Thompson

1978-1980 James Ellenbecker (acting)

1980-1985 Judith Meierhenry

1985-1987 Julie Johnson

1987-1993 Peter deHueck

1993-1994 Shelley Stingley (Deputy)

1994-1995 Grant Gormley

1995-2002 Craig Johnson

2003-2013 Pamela S. Roberts

2014-current Marcia Hultman

Happy 125th Anniversary, South Dakota!


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Overview of the labor market in July

Labor Supply

The number of South Dakotans who would be available to staff a new or expanding business, or SouthDakota's labor supply, was estimated at 51,755 in July 2014. Included in this labor supply are those whocurrently hold jobs (and would like to change) and those who, for a variety of reasons, do not have jobs.

South Dakota Labor SupplyJuly 2014

Labor Force

This data is seasonally adjusted.

Preliminary estimates show the July 2014 South Dakota labor force down over the month, with the level ofemployed decreasing by 1,600 (0.4 percent). The level of unemployed decreased by 500 (2.9 percent).

Nationally, both the unemployment rate (6.2 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (9.7 million)changed little in July. Over the past 12 months, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployedpersons have declined by 1.1 percentage points and 1.7 million, respectively.

South Dakota's July 2014 labor force of 451,800 increased compared to the July 2013 level of 448,600. Thelevel of employed increased by 3,900 (0.9 percent); the level of unemployed decreased by 700 persons (4.0percent).


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South Dakota Unemployment Rates by CountyNot seasonally adjusted

July 2014

Notes about labor force data

The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force. People areclassified as unemployed if they do not have jobs, have actively looked for work in the prior four weeks andare currently available for work. People who were not working and were waiting to be recalled to jobs fromwhich they were temporarily laid off are also included as unemployed.

Labor force estimates for South Dakota are produced by the Labor Market Information Center in cooperationwith the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The concepts and definitions underlying the labor force data comefrom the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey which is the official measure of the laborforce for the nation. The statewide estimate of the number of nonfarm jobs is a component of the model usedto produce the labor force estimates. Other data used in this model include the number of continuedunemployment insurance claims and survey data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) which is specificto the state.

Although state specific data is used in the production of the labor force estimates for South Dakota, the statemonthly model estimates are controlled in "real time" to sum to national monthly labor force estimates fromthe CPS. Therefore, variation in the estimates of the employed and unemployed are somewhat controlled bywhat is happening nationally.


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South Dakota Nonfarm Wage & Salaried Workers by Industry

This data is not seasonally adjusted.

Over-the-month comparisons

Based on a monthly survey of South Dakota establishments where employment data is collected for the payperiods that occur during the 12th of the month, preliminary estimates show the total nonfarm wage andsalaried worker level decreased by 2,300 (or 0.5 percent) from June 2014 to July 2014.

Private service-providing industries produced the overwhelming majority of the over-the-month growth. Therewere numerous events that increased the demand for these services such as Wild West Days, Black HillsRound Up, Jazzfest, Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant, Hot Harley Nights, Summer Arts Festival, Cruiser CarShow, Festival in the Park, Hills Alive, Storybook Land Festival, Badlands Astronomy Festival, Fiesta Nights,Gold Discovery Days, Corn Stampede Rodeo and the South Dakota Peach Festival.

The leisure and hospitality industry showed the largest private gain with a 1,200 worker (or 2.5 percent)increase; seasonal events demanded more of these industries' services. Professional and businessservices added 400 workers (1.3 percent). Local government also showed seasonal over-the-month losseswith a 4,500 worker (or 9.0 percent) decrease as staff and faculty were in the middle of the summer break.

Over-the-year comparisons

Based on a monthly survey of South Dakota establishments, preliminary estimates show total nonfarm wageand salaried workers increased by 6,300 (or 1.5 percent) from July 2013 to July 2014.

Professional and business services had an over-the-year increase of 1,800 workers (6.0 percent). The July2014 level was 31,900 compared to 30,100 in July 2013. During the time frame of January 2003 to December2013, the industry has overall continued to trend upwards.

Wholesale trade showed worker gains over-the-year with an added 700 workers (3.5 percent). The July 2013level was 20,200 compared to 20,900 in July 2014. The wholesale trade industry has been steadily trendingupward since 2008.

Manufacturing produced a gain of 1,200 workers (2.9 percent) over-the-year from 41,900 in July 2013 to43,100 in July 2014. South Dakota manufacturing has performed uniquely, as the industry produced workergrowth from the beginning of 2004 all the way through November 2008, while national manufacturing has notshown growth since 1998. South Dakota showed its first over-the-year loss in August 2008 as the nationalrecession became more pronounced and the world recession continued. South Dakota has shown a steadyincrease in manufacturing from the recession.

Leisure and hospitality had a worker gain of 200 workers over the year (0.4 percent) to a level of 49,200 inJuly 2014. The July 2013 worker level was 49,000. This sector fluctuates due to seasonality and eventsduring the year. During the years of 2003-2013, the industry shows very consistently of peak and low yearlypatterns. Retail trade had an increase of 400 workers (0.8 percent) over the year.


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South DakotaNonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

IndustriesJuly2014

June2014

July2013

Percent Change

Last Month

LastYear

TOTAL 428,600 430,900 422,300 -0.5% 1.5%

Total Private 354,600 352,200 349,500 0.7% 1.5%

Goods Producing 68,100 67,000 66,100 1.6% 3.0%

Service Providing 360,500 363,900 356,200 -0.9% 1.2%

Private Service Providing 286,500 285,200 283,400 0.5% 1.1%

Mining/Logging/Construction 25,000 24,300 24,200 2.9% 3.3%

Manufacturing 43,100 42,700 41,900 0.9% 2.9%

Trade/Transportation/Utilities 85,700 85,800 84,500 -0.1% 1.4%

Wholesale Trade 20,900 21,200 20,200 -1.4% 3.5%

Retail Trade 52,100 51,800 51,700 0.6% 0.8%

Transportation/Warehousing/Utilities 12,700 12,800 12,600 -0.8% 0.8%

Information 6,300 6,300 6,100 0.0% 3.3%

Financial Activities 30,200 30,200 30,000 0.0% 0.7%

Professional Business Services 31,900 31,500 30,100 1.3% 6.0%

Education/Health Service 66,900 67,200 67,400 -0.5% -0.7%

Educational Services 6,800 7,300 6,600 -6.9% 3.0%

Health Care/Social Assistance 60,100 59,900 60,800 0.3% -1.2%

Hospitals 23,700 23,700 23,700 0.0% 0.0%

Leisure/Hospitality 49,200 48,000 49,000 2.5% 0.4%

Other Services 16,300 16,200 16,300 0.6% 0.0%

Government 74,000 78,700 72,800 -6.0% 1.7%

Federal 11,200 11,500 11,000 -2.6% 1.8%

State 17,300 17,200 17,000 0.6% 1.8%

State Education 7,700 7,600 7,500 1.3% 2.7%

Local 45,500 50,000 44,800 -9.0% 1.6%

Local Education 18,900 24,300 19,100 -22.2% -1.1%

2014 data is preliminary and subject to revision. Data may not sum to totals because of rounding.

Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in

cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical AreaNonfarm Worker Levels


IndustriesJuly2014

June2014

July2013

Percent Change

LastMonth

LastYear

TOTAL 64,700 65,100 64,600 -0.6% 0.2%

Total Private 55,400 54,600 55,400 1.5% 0.0%

Goods Producing 8,100 8,000 7,700 1.3% 5.2%

Service Providing 56,600 57,100 56,900 -0.9% -0.5%

Private Service Providing 47,300 46,600 47,700 1.5% -0.8%


Manufacturing 3,100 3,100 3,000 0.0% 3.3%

Trade/Transportation/Utilities 12,900 12,500 13,200 3.2% -2.3%

Wholesale Trade 2,100 2,100 2,200 0.0% -4.6%

Retail Trade 9,200 8,900 9,300 3.4% -1.1%

Transportation/Warehousing/Utilities 1,600 1,500 1,700 6.7% -5.9%

Information 900 900 900 0.0% 0.0%

Financial Activities 4,100 4,100 4,200 0.0% -2.4%

Professional/Business Services 5,200 5,100 5,100 2.0% 2.0%

Educational/Health Services 10,600 10,600 10,300 0.0% 2.9%

Leisure/Hospitality 10,600 10,400 11,000 1.9% -3.6%

Other Services 3,000 3,000 3,000 0.0% 0.0%

Government 9,300 10,500 9,200 -11.4% 1.1%





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Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical AreaNonfarm Worker Levels


IndustriesJuly2014

June2014

July2013

PercentChange

Last Month

LastYear

TOTAL 147,000 148,500 143,700 -1.0% 2.3%

Total Private 135,100 134,600 132,100 0.4% 2.3%

Goods Producing 22,000 21,700 21,300 1.4% 3.3%

Service Providing 125,000 126,800 122,400 -1.4% 2.1%

Private Service Providing 113,100 112,900 110,800 0.2% 2.1%


Manufacturing 13,500 13,400 13,300 0.8% 1.5%

Trade/Transportation/Utilities 31,400 30,900 30,300 1.6% 3.6%

Wholesale Trade 8,000 8,000 7,800 0.0% 2.6%

Retail Trade 18,400 17,900 17,500 2.8% 5.1%

Transportation/Warehousing/Utilities 5,000 5,000 5,000 0.0% 0.0%

Information 2,700 2,700 2,700 0.0% 0.0%

Financial Activities 16,700 16,700 16,500 0.0% 1.2%

Professional/Business Services 14,400 14,500 13,600 -0.7% 5.9%

Educational/Health Services 28,500 28,800 28,800 -1.0% -1.0%

Leisure/Hospitality 14,500 14,400 14,000 0.7% 3.6%

Other Services 4,900 4,900 4,900 0.0% 0.0%

Government 11,900 13,900 11,600 -14.4% 2.6%





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South Dakota AreasNonfarm Worker Levels


AreaJuly2014

June2014

July2013

Percent Change

LastMonth

LastYear

Aberdeen MiSA 23,355 23,515 22,955 -0.7% 1.7%

Brookings MiSA 18,355 18,305 17,835 0.3% 2.9%

Huron MiSA 8,950 9,000 8,995 -0.6% -0.5%

Mitchell MiSA 14,030 13,930 13,705 0.7% 2.4%

Pierre MiSA 12,945 12,925 12,580 0.2% 2.9%

Spearfish MiSA 12,210 12,225 12,100 -0.1% 0.9%

Vermillion MiSA 6,050 5,965 6,125 1.4% -1.2%

Watertown MiSA 18,660 18,635 18,350 0.1% 1.7%

Yankton MiSA 13,515 13,515 13,345 0.0% 1.3%

Rapid City MSA 64,700 65,100 64,600 -0.6% 0.2%

Sioux Falls MSA 147,000 148,500 143,700 -1.0% 2.3%

Dewey-Ziebach LMA 2,575 2,660 2,570 -3.2% 0.2%

Aurora County 925 935 890 -1.1% 3.9%

Bennett County 810 790 865 2.5% -6.4%

Bon Homme County 1,885 1,875 1,895 0.5% -0.5%

Brule County 2,450 2,440 2,390 0.4% 2.5%

Buffalo County 575 570 550 0.9% 4.5%

Butte County 2,985 3,005 2,975 -0.7% 0.3%

Campbell County 420 440 440 -4.5% -4.5%

Charles Mix County 3,685 3,690 3,745 -0.1% -1.6%

Clark County 1,080 1,100 1,085 -1.8% -0.5%

Corson County 870 900 890 -3.3% -2.2%

Custer County 3,210 3,160 3,260 1.6% -1.5%

Day County 2,065 2,055 2,050 0.5% 0.7%

Deuel County 1,575 1,550 1,645 1.6% -4.3%

Douglas County 1,250 1,265 1,220 -1.2% 2.5%

Fall River County 2,865 2,860 2,815 0.2% 1.8%

Faulk County 620 665 610 -6.8% 1.6%

Grant County 4,095 4,100 3,870 -0.1% 5.8%


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AreaJuly2014

June2014

July2013

Percent Change

LastMonth

LastYear

Gregory County 1,515 1,570 1,495 -3.5% 1.3%

Haakon County 755 770 765 -1.9% -1.3%

Hand County 1,290 1,315 1,240 -1.9% 4.0%

Harding County 475 475 445 0.0% 6.7%

Hutchinson County 2,785 2,790 2,755 -0.2% 1.1%

Hyde County 495 500 500 -1.0% -1.0%

Jackson County 890 895 865 -0.6% 2.9%

Jerauld County 1,615 1,635 1,625 -1.2% -0.6%

Jones County 520 500 550 4.0% -5.5%

Kingsbury County 1,985 2,010 1,965 -1.2% 1.0%

Lake County 4,935 4,995 4,855 -1.2% 1.6%

Lyman County 1,645 1,560 1,655 5.4% -0.6%

McPherson County 640 665 635 -3.8% 0.8%

Marshall County 1,610 1,650 1,575 -2.4% 2.2%

Mellette County 340 345 340 -1.4% 0.0%

Miner County 740 755 745 -2.0% -0.7%

Moody County 2,195 2,255 2,200 -2.7% -0.2%

Perkins County 1,125 1,135 1,120 -0.9% 0.4%

Potter County 890 900 890 -1.1% 0.0%

Roberts County 3,465 3,600 3,480 -3.8% -0.4%

Sanborn County 700 720 685 -2.8% 2.2%

Shannon County 3,885 3,850 3,945 0.9% -1.5%

Spink County 2,420 2,435 2,400 -0.6% 0.8%

Sully County 555 565 540 -1.8% 2.8%

Todd County 2,950 2,850 2,950 3.5% 0.0%

Tripp County 2,080 2,090 2,130 -0.5% -2.3%

Union County 9,870 9,850 9,455 0.2% 4.4%

Walworth County 2,525 2,550 2,435 -1.0% 3.7%


Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.

Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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United States and South DakotaLabor Force

Seasonally AdjustedJuly 2014 July 2013

Area Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate

United States 156,023,000 146,352,000 9,671,000 6.2% 155,693,000 144,285,000 11,408,000 7.3%

South Dakota 451,800 435,300 16,600 3.7% 448,600 431,400 17,300 3.8%


Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau

of Labor Statistics.


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South Dakota and CountiesLabor Force


Areas

July 2014 July 2013

LaborForce Employment Unemployment Rate


South Dakota 460,930 445,880 15,050 3.3% 458,365 441,595 16,770 3.7%

Aurora County 1,665 1,620 45 2.6% 1,645 1,600 45 2.6%

Beadle County 10,050 9,770 280 2.8% 10,170 9,860 310 3.1%

Bennett County 1,320 1,255 65 5.0% 1,405 1,335 70 5.0%

Bon Homme County 3,070 2,965 105 3.4% 3,090 2,975 115 3.8%

Brookings County 18,730 18,115 615 3.3% 18,340 17,680 660 3.6%

Brown County 21,745 21,170 575 2.6% 21,660 21,020 640 3.0%

Brule County 2,945 2,860 85 2.9% 2,880 2,795 85 3.0%

Buffalo County 560 495 65 11.7% 575 500 75 12.9%

Butte County 5,485 5,325 160 2.9% 5,540 5,345 195 3.5%

Campbell County 815 795 20 2.7% 875 840 35 3.8%

Charles Mix County 4,235 4,070 165 3.9% 4,260 4,075 185 4.3%

Clark County 2,025 1,965 60 3.0% 1,985 1,920 65 3.2%

Clay County 6,770 6,505 265 3.9% 6,800 6,530 270 4.0%

Codington County 16,685 16,220 465 2.8% 16,595 16,105 490 2.9%

Corson County 1,410 1,285 125 8.9% 1,370 1,245 125 9.2%

Custer County 5,430 5,275 155 2.9% 5,650 5,485 165 3.0%

Davison County 12,005 11,720 285 2.4% 12,095 11,755 340 2.8%

Day County 2,885 2,755 130 4.5% 2,895 2,765 130 4.5%

Deuel County 2,605 2,515 90 3.5% 2,695 2,600 95 3.5%

Dewey County 2,760 2,305 455 16.4% 2,780 2,270 510 18.4%

Douglas County 1,880 1,830 50 2.6% 1,850 1,805 45 2.5%

Edmunds County 1,995 1,935 60 3.0% 1,985 1,925 60 3.1%

Fall River County 3,850 3,700 150 3.8% 3,850 3,710 140 3.6%

Faulk County 1,190 1,155 35 2.9% 1,175 1,140 35 3.1%

Grant County 4,380 4,245 135 3.1% 4,225 4,070 155 3.6%

Gregory County 2,340 2,275 65 2.8% 2,325 2,245 80 3.4%

Haakon County 1,160 1,130 30 2.6% 1,165 1,135 30 2.5%

Hamlin County 3,005 2,915 90 3.1% 2,990 2,890 100 3.4%


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Areas

June 2014 June 2013



Hand County 1,965 1,915 50 2.5% 1,970 1,915 55 2.7%

Hanson County 1,900 1,835 65 3.5% 1,910 1,840 70 3.7%

Harding County 870 850 20 2.2% 860 835 25 2.7%

Hughes County 10,735 10,490 245 2.3% 10,495 10,200 295 2.8%

Hutchinson County 3,865 3,760 105 2.7% 3,870 3,755 115 3.0%

Hyde County 705 685 20 2.7% 725 705 20 2.9%

Jackson County 1,375 1,315 60 4.4% 1,360 1,285 75 5.4%

Jerauld County 1,555 1,520 35 2.1% 1,585 1,555 30 2.0%

Jones County 745 725 20 2.6% 780 760 20 2.6%

Kingsbury County 3,140 3,060 80 2.6% 3,170 3,085 85 2.7%

Lake County 6,640 6,415 225 3.4% 6,630 6,375 255 3.8%

Lawrence County 13,350 12,920 430 3.2% 13,435 12,950 485 3.6%

Lincoln County 28,140 27,485 655 2.3% 27,605 26,855 750 2.7%

Lyman County 2,095 2,005 90 4.3% 2,090 1,990 100 4.8%

McCook County 2,815 2,745 70 2.4% 2,765 2,680 85 3.1%

McPherson County 1,135 1,095 40 3.4% 1,140 1,095 45 4.1%

Marshall County 2,270 2,180 90 4.0% 2,310 2,210 100 4.3%

Meade County 13,165 12,710 455 3.4% 13,145 12,650 495 3.8%

Mellette County 855 800 55 6.4% 905 835 70 7.9%

Miner County 1,125 1,090 35 3.3% 1,135 1,090 45 4.1%

Minnehaha County 103,370 100,395 2,975 2.9% 101,305 98,095 3,210 3.2%

Moody County 3,965 3,770 195 4.9% 3,965 3,740 225 5.6%

Pennington County 57,085 55,385 1,700 3.0% 57,100 55,110 1,990 3.5%

Perkins County 1,590 1,545 45 2.8% 1,600 1,550 50 3.1%

Potter County 1,285 1,250 35 2.8% 1,310 1,265 45 3.3%

Roberts County 4,730 4,510 220 4.6% 4,755 4,520 235 4.9%

Sanborn County 1,410 1,380 30 2.1% 1,410 1,370 40 2.9%

Shannon County 3,880 3,290 590 15.2% 4,090 3,420 670 16.4%

Spink County 3,400 3,295 105 3.0% 3,395 3,285 110 3.2%

Stanley County 2,090 2,035 55 2.5% 2,030 1,980 50 2.5%

Sully County 1,100 1,075 25 2.2% 1,085 1,060 25 2.2%


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Areas

July 2014 July 2013

Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate


Todd County 3,445 3,150 295 8.5% 3,600 3,245 355 9.8%

Tripp County 2,870 2,775 95 3.3% 2,925 2,815 110 3.8%

Turner County 4,410 4,295 115 2.6% 4,330 4,200 130 3.0%

Union County 8,750 8,410 340 3.9% 8,740 8,290 450 5.2%

Walworth County 2,830 2,715 115 4.0% 2,810 2,690 120 4.2%

Yankton County 12,230 11,870 360 2.9% 12,125 11,730 395 3.3%

Ziebach County 1,065 970 95 9.0% 1,050 955 95 9.1%


Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of

Labor Statistics.


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South Dakota AreasLabor Force


Areas

July 2014 July 2013



Rapid City MSA 70,250 68,095 2,155 3.1% 70,245 67,760 2,485 3.5%

Sioux Falls MSA 138,740 134,925 3,815 2.7% 136,005 131,830 4,175 3.1%

Aberdeen MiSA 23,740 23,105 635 2.7% 23,645 22,940 705 3.0%

Brookings MiSA 18,730 18,115 615 3.3% 18,340 17,680 660 3.6%

Huron MiSA 10,050 9,770 280 2.8% 10,170 9,860 310 3.1%

Mitchell MiSA 13,905 13,555 350 2.5% 14,005 13,595 410 2.9%

Pierre MiSA 12,825 12,525 300 2.3% 12,530 12,185 345 2.8%

Spearfish MiSA 13,350 12,920 430 3.2% 13,435 12,950 485 3.6%

Vermillion MiSA 6,770 6,505 265 3.9% 6,800 6,530 270 4.0%

Watertown MiSA 19,690 19,135 555 2.8% 19,585 18,995 590 3.0%

Yankton MiSA 12,230 11,870 360 2.9% 12,125 11,730 395 3.3%

Dewey-Ziebach LMA 3,825 3,275 550 14.4% 3,830 3,225 605 15.8%


Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in cooperation with the U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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South Dakota CitiesLabor Force


Areas

July 2014 July 2013



Aberdeen 15,730 15,290 440 2.8% 15,675 15,180 495 3.1%

Brookings 13,165 12,715 450 3.4% 12,880 12,410 470 3.7%

Huron 7,315 7,095 220 3.0% 7,395 7,165 230 3.1%

Mitchell 9,380 9,140 240 2.5% 9,445 9,170 275 2.9%

Pierre 8,710 8,505 205 2.3% 8,525 8,275 250 2.9%

Rapid City 37,965 36,720 1,245 3.3% 37,985 36,535 1,450 3.8%

Sioux Falls 94,870 92,130 2,740 2.9% 93,000 90,015 2,985 3.2%

Sioux Falls -

Lincoln County13,410 13,120 290 2.2% 13,195 12,820 375 2.9%

Sioux Falls -

Minnehaha County81,450 79,005 2,445 3.0% 79,805 77,195 2,610 3.3%

Spearfish 5,465 5,260 205 3.7% 5,510 5,270 240 4.4%

Vermillion 5,340 5,115 225 4.2% 5,365 5,135 230 4.3%

Watertown 13,165 12,775 390 3.0% 13,085 12,685 400 3.1%

Yankton 7,885 7,635 250 3.2% 7,820 7,545 275 3.5%


Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of

Labor Statistics.


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South Dakota and AreasAnnualized Pay of Workers Covered by Unemployment Insurance

January 2013 to December 2013*

Statewide $37,226 Douglas County $29,822 McPherson County $25,891

Rapid City MSA $36,348 Edmunds County $34,008 Marshall County $32,924

Sioux Falls MSA $41,627 Fall River County $31,373 Meade County $34,020

Aurora County $28,113 Faulk County $30,503 Mellette County $22,188

Beadle County $34,305 Grant County $35,792 Miner County $30,188

Bennett County $27,187 Gregory County $27,128 Minnehaha County $41,948

Bon Homme County $29,231 Haakon County $31,062 Moody County $33,775

Brookings County $37,525 Hamlin County $31,122 Pennington County $36,625

Brown County $36,674 Hand County $29,988 Perkins County $27,798

Brule County $27,677 Hanson County $32,771 Potter County $29,813

Buffalo County $34,628 Harding County $39,170 Roberts County $29,591

Butte County $30,212 Hughes County $37,902 Sanborn County $28,504

Campbell County $29,362 Hutchinson County $29,473 Shannon County $35,426

Charles Mix County $29,367 Hyde County $35,541 Spink County $32,231

Clark County $28,709 Jackson County $25,749 Stanley County $31,539

Clay County $33,157 Jerauld County $31,131 Sully County $31,374

Codington County $34,854 Jones County $25,168 Todd County $33,051

Corson County $31,670 Kingsbury County $30,364 Tripp County $31,464

Custer County $30,186 Lake County $34,056 Turner County $29,522

Davison County $34,361 Lawrence County $30,758 Union County $46,024

Day County $27,739 Lincoln County $41,847 Walworth County $29,398

Deuel County $34,883 Lyman County $25,591 Yankton County $35,824

Dewey County $33,432 McCook County $29,511 Ziebach County $33,103

*This data is updated quarterly.

Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in cooperation with the U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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Activities of the Local Offices of theSouth Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

Activities

July 2013 to

June 2014

July 2012to

June 2013Percent Change

Job Seekers 77,966 90,774 -14.1%

Entered Employments 28,206 29,024 -2.8%

Job Openings Received 87,211 78,678 10.8%

Source: Employment Services,South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.


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Activities of the Unemployment Insurance Division of theSouth Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

ActivitiesJuly2014

June2014

July2013

Percent Change

LastMonth

LastYear

Initial Claims 861 879 1,145 -2.0% -24.8%

Weeks Claimed 5,995 6,852 7,835 -12.5% -23.5%

Amount of Benefit Payments $1,260,302 $1,324,654 $1,622,789 -4.9% -22.3%

Unemployment Trust Fund Balance $76,591,599 $72,560,715 $58,208,648 5.6% 31.6%

Source: Unemployment Insurance Division, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.


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Activities of the Unemployment Insurance Division of theSouth Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

Weeks ClaimedJuly 2014

Aurora 16 Fall River 41 Marshall 21

Beadle 90 Faulk 0 Meade 124

Bennett 27 Grant 37 Mellette 27

Bon Homme 18 Gregory 13 Miner 7

Brookings 276 Haakon 4 Minnehaha 1,319

Brown 133 Hamlin 29 Moody 34

Brule 14 Hand 8 Pennington 631

Buffalo 82 Hanson 30 Perkins 6

Butte 49 Harding 0 Potter 3

Campbell 8 Hughes 63 Roberts 105

Charles Mix 75 Hutchinson 18 Sanborn 0

Clark 9 Hyde 0 Shannon 238

Clay 97 Jackson 23 Spink 7

Codington 177 Jerauld 13 Stanley 16

Corson 101 Jones 5 Sully 8

Custer 30 Kingsbury 22 Todd 253

Davison 68 Lake 123 Tripp 22

Day 52 Lawrence 131 Turner 25

Deuel 21 Lincoln 212 Union 101

Dewey 187 Lyman 97 Walworth 47

Douglas 16 McCook 15 Yankton 109

Edmunds 20 McPherson 14 Ziebach 63

Source: Unemployment Insurance Division, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.


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National Economic Indicators

IndicatorsJuly2014

June2014

July2013

Percent Change

LastMonth

LastYear

Consumer Price Index 238.3 238.3 233.6 0.0% 2.0%

Nonfarm Payroll Employment 138.7 139.8 136.1 -0.8% 1.9%

Privately Owned Housing Starts 1,093 945 898 15.7% 21.7%

Bank Prime Loan Rate 3.25 3.25 3.25 0.0% 0.0%

Sources:

Consumer Price Index and Nonfarm Payroll Employment (in thousands), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Privately Owned Housing Starts, U.S. Census Bureau.

Bank Prime Loan Rate, Federal Reserve Board.


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