PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says
South Dakota's preliminary unemployment rate for October was 4.5
percent, down from 4.6 percent the previous month and half of the
national rate.
State Labor and Regulation Secretary Pam Roberts says the number
of employed people in the South Dakota labor force increased by
4,500 over the year, continuing a recent trend.
The national unemployment rate last month was 9 percent, down
from 9.1 percent in September.
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