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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (STACKER) — Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.
As of May of this year, national unemployment is at 3.6%—as it was in both March and April, marking a three-month stagnation—following a steady drop since that aforementioned COVID-affected peak. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum, ranging from just 1.9% in Nebraska, to 5.1% in New Mexico and 5.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.
To that end, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in South Dakota using data from the BLS. Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in May 2022, which as of this writing is the most current Bureau data.
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#50. Aurora County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 1,542 (31 unemployed)
#49. Beadle County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 9,378 (192 unemployed)
#48. Bon Homme County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.9%
– Total labor force: 2,932 (60 unemployed)
#47. Miner County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -1.3%
– Total labor force: 1,221 (24 unemployed)
#46. Moody County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 4,092 (80 unemployed)
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#45. Stanley County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 1,967 (39 unemployed)
#44. Sully County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -2.3%
– Total labor force: 848 (17 unemployed)
#43. Turner County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 4,837 (96 unemployed)
#42. Brookings County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 18,935 (390 unemployed)
#41. Butte County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -1.3%
– Total labor force: 4,977 (106 unemployed)
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#40. Codington County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 15,880 (338 unemployed)
#39. Grant County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.8%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 4,493 (94 unemployed)
#38. Hutchinson County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.9%
– Total labor force: 3,735 (80 unemployed)
#37. Kingsbury County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 2,899 (61 unemployed)
#36. Lawrence County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 13,922 (289 unemployed)
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#35. Perkins County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 1,480 (31 unemployed)
#34. Sanborn County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: +0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 1,252 (26 unemployed)
#33. Faulk County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
— 1 month change: +0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 1,134 (25 unemployed)
#32. Meade County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 14,636 (324 unemployed)
#31. Pennington County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 60,253 (1329 unemployed)
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#30. Union County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -1.3%
– Total labor force: 8,713 (196 unemployed)
#29. Charles Mix County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -1.4%
– Total labor force: 3,958 (93 unemployed)
#28. Clark County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 2,009 (47 unemployed)
#27. Clay County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 7,102 (165 unemployed)
#26. Hyde County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 690 (16 unemployed)
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#25. Lake County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 6,659 (153 unemployed)
#24. Potter County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.5%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 1,099 (25 unemployed)
#23. Brown County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 20,526 (485 unemployed)
#22. Hanson County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 1,812 (44 unemployed)
#21. Campbell County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 799 (20 unemployed)
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#20. Lyman County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -1.8%
– Total labor force: 1,698 (42 unemployed)
#19. Spink County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 3,236 (80 unemployed)
#18. Fall River County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 3,205 (82 unemployed)
#17. Jackson County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -1.2%
– Total labor force: 1,301 (34 unemployed)
#16. Jones County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 540 (14 unemployed)
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#15. McPherson County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -1.2%
– Total labor force: 1,021 (27 unemployed)
#14. Custer County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 4,306 (122 unemployed)
#13. Deuel County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
— 1 month change: -0.5%
— 1 year change: -1.1%
– Total labor force: 2,350 (65 unemployed)
#12. Mellette County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -1.8%
– Total labor force: 759 (21 unemployed)
#11. Marshall County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 2,539 (73 unemployed)
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#10. Day County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 2,760 (82 unemployed)
#9. Bennett County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -1.2%
– Total labor force: 1,053 (33 unemployed)
#8. Roberts County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: -1.1%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 4,650 (145 unemployed)
#7. Ziebach County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.9%
– Total labor force: 958 (30 unemployed)
#6. Corson County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
— 1 month change: +0.4%
— 1 year change: -1.8%
– Total labor force: 1,347 (43 unemployed)
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#5. Todd County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -1.0%
– Total labor force: 2,988 (98 unemployed)
#4. Buffalo County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— 1 month change: +0.4%
— 1 year change: -1.9%
– Total labor force: 667 (25 unemployed)
#3. Walworth County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -1.5%
– Total labor force: 2,187 (80 unemployed)
#2. Dewey County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 2,258 (85 unemployed)
#1. Oglala Lakota County
– Current unemployment rate: 5.6%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -2.2%
– Total labor force: 3,645 (204 unemployed)
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