Unemployment rate up in June

Published/Last Modified on Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 01:19:01 am CDT

PIERRE — South Dakota’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked slightly up in June 2009 from 5 percent to 5.1 percent, according to the state Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“The last time the unemployment rate was at this level was in August 1983,” said South Dakota Secretary of Labor Pam Roberts. “The highest unemployment rate in South Dakota based on BLS data going back to 1976 was 5.9 percent in October 1982.”

The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing over the month from 9.4 percent in May to 9.5 percent in June. The seasonal adjustment of data removes the effects of seasonal events which follow a regular pattern each year.

The preliminary — not seasonally adjusted — level of nonfarm wage and salaried jobs in South Dakota increased to a level of 414,500 workers in June, an increase of 4,000 jobs compared to the revised May estimate of 410,500.

“This increase is related to seasonal hiring, including construction workers and temporary help hired for the summer months, especially in the hospitality and retail trade industries,” said Roberts.

An overview of the sub-state labor market, latest data releases and snapshot of South Dakota’s economy are available through the Department of Labor’s e-Labor Bulletin.

The next release date is July 24.

For more information visit www.sdjobs.org.

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