Sioux Falls, South Dakota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sioux Falls fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the South Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Sioux Falls peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sioux Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| South Dakota | 2.9% | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Sioux Falls | 2.8% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Sioux Falls peaked in April 2020 at 16,777. There are now 12,339 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,388 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 50. Sioux Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 4,438 | -117 | -62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 4,438 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4,555 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4,388 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 5,095 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 5,084 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5,751 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 6,858 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 9,588 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 11,197 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 7.0% | 9.7% | 15,409 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 16,777 |
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. ↩
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