# South Dakota Employment (household survey)

South Dakota Employment (household survey) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 475,107 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Apr 2020) to 7.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-SD.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/south-dakota-employment-household-survey

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 475,107 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 476,329 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 477,386 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 478,711 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 479,634 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 480,019 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 480,667 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 481,671 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 482,502 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 483,274 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 483,347 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 483,258 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 482,916 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 482,441 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 481,893 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 481,395 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 480,982 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 480,595 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 480,157 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 479,688 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 479,211 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 478,744 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 478,273 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 477,793 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SD.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SD.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```