Biggest Employers in South Dakota
A while ago we looked at where people in Sioux Falls work (Where do People In Sioux Falls Work?). The biggest employers in the city are a mixture of healthcare, financial services, retail, and the public sector.
According to the South Dakota Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2016, the list of top employers in South Dakota mirrors the stats for Sioux Falls. With government, healthcare and retail dominating the job sectors in the Rushmore State.
The numbers show that 417,038 people in South Dakota were employed in 2016, and 84,763 of those people worked for one of these organizations. That's 20.3% of the 605's workforce.
Here's the top 10 employers in South Dakota:
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Avera Logo 1Avera Medical (System-Wide)
Avera has 17,042 employees statewide. That's 4.1% of
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Great_Seal_of_the_United_States 2Federal Government
The United States Federal Government has 11,108 employees statewide. That's 2.7% of total South Dakota employment.
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sanford-health-logo 3Sanford Medical (System-Wide)
Statewide, Sanford has 11,108 employees. That's 2.6% of total South Dakota employment.
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South Dakota State Flag 4South Dakota State Government
The State of South Dakota has 9,837 employees. That's 2.4% of total South Dakota employment.
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Sioux-Falls-South-Dakota-logo 5Sioux Falls MSA Local Government
The city of Sioux Falls employees 9,151, 2.2% of total South Dakota employment.
2.2% The Sioux Falls MSA includes Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, and Turner counties.
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RapidCityLOGO 6Rapid City MSA Local Government
The City of Rapid City has 6,157 employees, 1.5% of total South Dakota employment.
The Rapid City MSA includes Pennington and Meade counties.
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(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) 7Walmart
The mega-retailer Walmart has 5,664 employees in South Dakota. 1.4% of total South Dakota employment. - 8
Rapid City Regional Hospital Inc (System Wide)
This major healthcare organization in western South Dakota has 5,150 employees. 1.2% of total South Dakota employment.
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Anthony Wright/Results Radio 9Hy-Vee Food Store
Hy-Vee dominates the grocery store game in South Dakota with 5,039 employees statewide. That's 1.2% of total South Dakota employment.
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USD-Logo2 10SD Board of Regents
The SD Board of Regents has 4,952 South Dakota employees, 1.2% of total South Dakota employment.The South Dakota Board of Regents is in charge of the six public universities in South Dakota: Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota
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