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Job creation rate in South Dakota

Job creation rate in South Dakota was 13.025% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.55 pts from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202313.025%
Change on 2022-0.55 pts
Rank28th of 51US states ranked
Series high23.5881978
Series low9.4062019

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Job creation rate in South Dakota, 1978 to 2023

51015202519781985199219992006201320231978: 23.588 %1979: 18.934 %1980: 16.028 %1981: 13.419 %1982: 14.796 %1983: 14.681 %1984: 18.062 %1985: 16.572 %1986: 15.483 %1987: 17.746 %1988: 16.843 %1989: 16.237 %1990: 16.793 %1991: 17.993 %1992: 16.759 %1993: 15.386 %1994: 15.208 %1995: 14.693 %1996: 14.435 %1997: 15.179 %1998: 14.967 %1999: 13.343 %2000: 15.061 %2001: 14.707 %2002: 14.101 %2003: 13.666 %2004: 14.693 %2005: 13.018 %2006: 14.09 %2007: 13.517 %2008: 13.889 %2009: 11.145 %2010: 11.24 %2011: 10.596 %2012: 12.789 %2013: 11.973 %2014: 11.217 %2015: 10.569 %2016: 10.114 %2017: 11.386 %2018: 10.252 %2019: 9.406 %2020: 11.404 %2021: 10.494 %2022: 13.578 %2023: 13.025 %51015202519781994201020231978: 23.588 %1979: 18.934 %1980: 16.028 %1981: 13.419 %1982: 14.796 %1983: 14.681 %1984: 18.062 %1985: 16.572 %1986: 15.483 %1987: 17.746 %1988: 16.843 %1989: 16.237 %1990: 16.793 %1991: 17.993 %1992: 16.759 %1993: 15.386 %1994: 15.208 %1995: 14.693 %1996: 14.435 %1997: 15.179 %1998: 14.967 %1999: 13.343 %2000: 15.061 %2001: 14.707 %2002: 14.101 %2003: 13.666 %2004: 14.693 %2005: 13.018 %2006: 14.09 %2007: 13.517 %2008: 13.889 %2009: 11.145 %2010: 11.24 %2011: 10.596 %2012: 12.789 %2013: 11.973 %2014: 11.217 %2015: 10.569 %2016: 10.114 %2017: 11.386 %2018: 10.252 %2019: 9.406 %2020: 11.404 %2021: 10.494 %2022: 13.578 %2023: 13.025 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
202313.025
202213.578
202110.494
202011.404
20199.406
201810.252
201711.386
201610.114
201510.569
201411.217
201311.973
201212.789
201110.596
201011.24
200911.145
200813.889
200713.517
200614.09
200513.018
200414.693
200313.666
200214.101
200114.707
200015.061
199913.343
199814.967
199715.179
199614.435
199514.693
199415.208
199315.386
199216.759
199117.993
199016.793
198916.237
198816.843
198717.746
198615.483
198516.572
198418.062
198314.681
198214.796
198113.419
198016.028
197918.934
197823.588

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota13.025
United States13.592

South Dakota compared with nearby places

Alabama: 12.414 %Alaska: 14.239 %Arizona: 15.155 %Arkansas: 11.798 %California: 13.493 %Colorado: 15.213 %Connecticut: 13.564 %Delaware: 17.764 %District of Columbia: 13.984 %Florida: 14.928 %Georgia: 14.24 %Hawaii: 12.134 %Idaho: 13.595 %Illinois: 12.927 %Indiana: 12.334 %Iowa: 12.822 %Kansas: 12.712 %Kentucky: 12.455 %Louisiana: 13.227 %Maine: 12.705 %Maryland: 12.407 %Massachusetts: 12.388 %Michigan: 13.019 %Minnesota: 12.105 %Mississippi: 12.228 %Missouri: 13.065 %Montana: 13.342 %Nebraska: 13.046 %Nevada: 15.227 %New Hampshire: 11.048 %New Jersey: 13.584 %New Mexico: 12.698 %New York: 13.982 %North Carolina: 13.59 %North Dakota: 12.599 %Ohio: 13.043 %Oklahoma: 12.905 %Oregon: 13.268 %Pennsylvania: 12.079 %Rhode Island: 11.59 %South Carolina: 13.441 %South Dakota: 13.025 %Tennessee: 14.717 %Texas: 15.24 %Utah: 14.58 %Vermont: 10.88 %Virginia: 13.375 %Washington: 14.602 %West Virginia: 12.388 %Wisconsin: 12.061 %Wyoming: 14.589 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. South Dakota is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job creation rate, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job creation rate, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the job creation rate in South Dakota?

Job creation rate in South Dakota was 13.025% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.55 pts from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest job creation rate in South Dakota?

23.588% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Job creation rate elsewhere in United States

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