Unemployment

Only one is trending upward

The nation’s job market last month delivered just what the Federal Reserve and nervous investors hoped for: A Goldilocks-style hiring report. Job growth was solid — not too hot, not too cold. And more Americans began looking for work, which could ease worker shortages over time and defuse some of the inflationary pressures that the Fed has made its No. 1 mission.

America saw a 33% increase in people who have voluntarily left their jobs from May 2021 to May 2022

The state currently has nearly job openings for each unemployed person

With so few people unemployed in the state, it's getting harder and harder to fill job openings

First-time jobless claims drop in the latest report.

Unemployment claims were down in the latest report.

South Dakota Jobless Claims For Week Ending Feb 13

A mixed bag for unemployment claims last week.

SD ties for the lowest unemployment in the country.