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Covered employment (QCEW) in Pennington County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Pennington County was 62,445 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs62,445
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank2nd of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high62,4452025
Series low49,2542001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Pennington County, 2001 to 2025

45K50K55K60K65K20012005200920132017202120252001: 49,254 jobs2002: 49,474 jobs2003: 49,783 jobs2004: 50,446 jobs2005: 50,991 jobs2006: 51,658 jobs2007: 52,496 jobs2008: 53,464 jobs2009: 52,393 jobs2010: 51,877 jobs2011: 52,761 jobs2012: 53,678 jobs2013: 54,658 jobs2014: 55,435 jobs2015: 55,556 jobs2016: 56,347 jobs2017: 57,072 jobs2018: 57,449 jobs2019: 57,372 jobs2020: 55,475 jobs2021: 58,242 jobs2022: 60,279 jobs2023: 61,388 jobs2024: 62,114 jobs2025: 62,445 jobs45K50K55K60K65K2001201020252001: 49,254 jobs2002: 49,474 jobs2003: 49,783 jobs2004: 50,446 jobs2005: 50,991 jobs2006: 51,658 jobs2007: 52,496 jobs2008: 53,464 jobs2009: 52,393 jobs2010: 51,877 jobs2011: 52,761 jobs2012: 53,678 jobs2013: 54,658 jobs2014: 55,435 jobs2015: 55,556 jobs2016: 56,347 jobs2017: 57,072 jobs2018: 57,449 jobs2019: 57,372 jobs2020: 55,475 jobs2021: 58,242 jobs2022: 60,279 jobs2023: 61,388 jobs2024: 62,114 jobs2025: 62,445 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
202562,445
202462,114
202361,388
202260,279
202158,242
202055,475
201957,372
201857,449
201757,072
201656,347
201555,556
201455,435
201354,658
201253,678
201152,761
201051,877
200952,393
200853,464
200752,496
200651,658
200550,991
200450,446
200349,783
200249,474
200149,254

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2025
Pennington County62,445
South Dakota460,392
United States155,732,363

Pennington County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 801 jobsBeadle County: 8,524 jobsBennett County: 844 jobsBon Homme County: 1,680 jobsBrookings County: 19,542 jobsBrown County: 19,589 jobsBrule County: 1,947 jobsBuffalo County: 530 jobsButte County: 2,921 jobsCampbell County: 411 jobsCharles Mix County: 3,461 jobsClark County: 1,205 jobsClay County: 6,112 jobsCodington County: 17,187 jobsCorson County: 755 jobsCuster County: 2,690 jobsDavison County: 12,474 jobsDay County: 1,966 jobsDeuel County: 1,530 jobsDewey County: 2,348 jobsDouglas County: 1,050 jobsEdmunds County: 1,231 jobsFall River County: 2,506 jobsFaulk County: 668 jobsGrant County: 3,744 jobsGregory County: 1,573 jobsHaakon County: 834 jobsHamlin County: 2,703 jobsHand County: 1,430 jobsHanson County: 623 jobsHarding County: 453 jobsHughes County: 10,733 jobsHutchinson County: 2,775 jobsHyde County: 546 jobsJackson County: 691 jobsJerauld County: 1,553 jobsJones County: 407 jobsKingsbury County: 1,767 jobsLake County: 5,142 jobsLawrence County: 13,691 jobsLincoln County: 30,502 jobsLyman County: 1,346 jobsMcCook County: 1,404 jobsMcPherson County: 554 jobsMarshall County: 1,675 jobsMeade County: 9,206 jobsMellette County: 336 jobsMiner County: 777 jobsMinnehaha County: 139,772 jobsMoody County: 2,552 jobsOglala Lakota County: 3,808 jobsPennington County: 62,445 jobsPerkins County: 1,076 jobsPotter County: 797 jobsRoberts County: 3,420 jobsSanborn County: 626 jobsSpink County: 2,371 jobsStanley County: 1,327 jobsSully County: 692 jobsTodd County: 2,837 jobsTripp County: 2,329 jobsTurner County: 2,423 jobsUnion County: 9,566 jobsWalworth County: 2,065 jobsYankton County: 12,862 jobsZiebach County: 251 jobs
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 9,000
  • 9,000 and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Pennington County 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 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. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, 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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Pennington County, 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Pennington County, 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/covered-employment/pennington-county-south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Pennington County, 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/covered-employment/pennington-county-south-dakota.

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

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Pennington County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Pennington County was 62,445 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 66 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Pennington County?

62,445 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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