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Business establishments (QCEW) in South Dakota

Business establishments (QCEW) in South Dakota was 40,814 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count40,814
Change on 2024+1.3%
Rank47th of 51US states ranked
Series high40,8142025
Series low27,3652001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in South Dakota, 2001 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K20012005200920132017202120252001: 27,365 count2002: 27,630 count2003: 27,880 count2004: 28,500 count2005: 29,138 count2006: 29,662 count2007: 30,171 count2008: 30,542 count2009: 30,786 count2010: 30,879 count2011: 31,126 count2012: 31,384 count2013: 31,686 count2014: 31,976 count2015: 32,486 count2016: 32,980 count2017: 33,279 count2018: 33,720 count2019: 34,232 count2020: 35,005 count2021: 36,635 count2022: 38,716 count2023: 39,657 count2024: 40,306 count2025: 40,814 count25K30K35K40K45K2001201020252001: 27,365 count2002: 27,630 count2003: 27,880 count2004: 28,500 count2005: 29,138 count2006: 29,662 count2007: 30,171 count2008: 30,542 count2009: 30,786 count2010: 30,879 count2011: 31,126 count2012: 31,384 count2013: 31,686 count2014: 31,976 count2015: 32,486 count2016: 32,980 count2017: 33,279 count2018: 33,720 count2019: 34,232 count2020: 35,005 count2021: 36,635 count2022: 38,716 count2023: 39,657 count2024: 40,306 count2025: 40,814 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
202540,814
202440,306
202339,657
202238,716
202136,635
202035,005
201934,232
201833,720
201733,279
201632,980
201532,486
201431,976
201331,686
201231,384
201131,126
201030,879
200930,786
200830,542
200730,171
200629,662
200529,138
200428,500
200327,880
200227,630
200127,365

Compared with United States

Place2025
South Dakota40,814
United States12,112,924

South Dakota compared with nearby places

Alabama: 164,183 countAlaska: 25,169 countArizona: 225,937 countArkansas: 109,976 countCalifornia: 1,877,156 countColorado: 250,068 countConnecticut: 149,082 countDelaware: 47,742 countDistrict of Columbia: 51,277 countFlorida: 868,046 countGeorgia: 395,028 countHawaii: 61,753 countIdaho: 101,834 countIllinois: 379,658 countIndiana: 195,772 countIowa: 111,274 countKansas: 98,159 countKentucky: 161,190 countLouisiana: 157,334 countMaine: 66,603 countMaryland: 199,467 countMassachusetts: 295,436 countMichigan: 314,706 countMinnesota: 212,524 countMississippi: 90,845 countMissouri: 254,399 countMontana: 61,060 countNebraska: 77,604 countNevada: 108,001 countNew Hampshire: 66,888 countNew Jersey: 329,088 countNew Mexico: 68,693 countNew York: 708,524 countNorth Carolina: 359,089 countNorth Dakota: 36,560 countOhio: 347,138 countOklahoma: 129,155 countOregon: 177,694 countPennsylvania: 389,774 countRhode Island: 49,285 countSouth Carolina: 193,664 countSouth Dakota: 40,814 countTennessee: 214,457 countTexas: 856,979 countUtah: 141,305 countVermont: 33,164 countVirginia: 319,557 countWashington: 242,344 countWest Virginia: 62,518 countWisconsin: 204,200 countWyoming: 30,752 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. South Dakota is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), South Dakota, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), South Dakota, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), South Dakota, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), South Dakota, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in South Dakota?

Business establishments (QCEW) in South Dakota was 40,814 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in South Dakota?

40,814 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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