South Dakota: Unemployment Rate Trend
How South Dakota's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.7%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.3 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.1 pp (-3.2%) |