Unemployment Rate in Pennington County, SD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.1% −42.0% vs nat'l
Rank #710 of 3,222
78th percentile

How Pennington County Compares

Pennington County
3.1%
South Dakota Average
3.1%
Rank #45 of 66 in state
National
5.3%
42.0% below

National Distribution

Where Pennington County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Pennington County: 3.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#707 Carroll County, IN 3.1%
#708 Putnam County, WV 3.1%
#709 McLean County, IL 3.1%
#710 Pennington County, SD 3.1%
#711 Hillsborough County, NH 3.1%
#712 Putnam County, IN 3.1%
#713 Stillwater County, MT 3.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Pennington County, South Dakota

Pennington County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, which ranks #710 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 42.0% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within South Dakota, Pennington County ranks #45 of 66 out of 66 counties. This places it in the 78th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.