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Sioux Falls, South Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux Falls fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 1.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the South Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux Falls peaked in April 2020 at 8.5% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.7% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sioux Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
South Dakota 1.9% 0.0 -0.1
Sioux Falls 1.7% 0.0 -0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, National

Sioux Falls, South Dakota monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sioux Falls peaked in April 2020 at 13,280. There are now 10,478 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,728 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 74. Sioux Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sioux Falls 2,802 +13 -67

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
South Dakota
Unemployment Rate
Sioux Falls
Unemployment Rate
Sioux Falls
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 1.9% 1.7% 2,802
April
2023
3.4% 1.9% 1.7% 2,789
March
2023
3.5% 1.9% 1.7% 2,835
February
2023
3.6% 2.1% 1.8% 2,941
January
2023
3.4% 2.1% 1.8% 2,966
December
2022
3.5% 2.2% 1.9% 3,032
November
2022
3.6% 2.2% 1.9% 3,038
October
2022
3.7% 2.2% 1.9% 3,052
September
2022
3.5% 2.2% 1.9% 3,056
August
2022
3.7% 2.2% 1.9% 3,042
July
2022
3.5% 2.1% 1.8% 2,999

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.