# South Dakota Labor Force

South Dakota Labor Force was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 482,911 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.6% (Jul 2020) to 2.0% (May 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-SD.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/south-dakota-labor-force-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 482,911 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 487,417 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 489,841 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 491,959 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 490,147 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 487,350 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 486,286 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 485,215 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 481,880 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 489,816 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 491,891 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 494,747 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 496,835 thousands | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 499,183 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 499,220 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 492,463 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 490,662 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 488,013 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 484,887 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 481,913 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 483,842 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 485,647 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 488,576 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 487,830 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

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

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