Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in South Dakota

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in South Dakota was 457,380 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs457,380

Change on 2024+1%

Rank47th of 51US states ranked

Series high457,3802025

Series low354,4502003

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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in South Dakota, 2003 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.

All 23 values

Period	jobs
2025	457,380
2024	452,940
2023	444,400
2022	435,260
2021	421,230
2020	411,250
2019	425,140
2018	422,310
2017	419,470
2016	417,520
2015	413,260
2014	409,250
2013	402,990
2012	398,680
2011	392,670
2010	387,590
2009	392,890
2008	395,960
2007	389,400
2006	381,230
2005	373,500
2004	368,100
2003	354,450

Compared with United States

Place	2025
South Dakota	457,380
United States	155,495,730

Rankings

US states by wage and salary jobs (OEWS) 51 places

Definition

Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000) (Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), South Dakota, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), South Dakota, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), South Dakota, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), South Dakota, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000): Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), South Dakota, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/south-dakota. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in South Dakota?

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in South Dakota was 457,380 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in South Dakota?

457,380 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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