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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	425,816	-	143,435,233
Male¹	223,456	52.48%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72,364	32.38%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	28,519	12.76%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,625	16.39%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,855	3.07%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22,623	10.12%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42,039	18.81%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	202,360	47.52%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76,780	37.94%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	45,272	22.37%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66,484	32.85%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,054	0.52%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	650	0.32%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,524	5.69%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	425,816	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30,330	7.12%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	27,615	6.49%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	41,144	9.66%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,611	2.96%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	48,363	11.36%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,583	4.13%, see rank	4.93%
Information	7,391	1.74%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	31,314	7.35%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25,062	5.89%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	103,357	24.27%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	39,790	9.34%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	22,178	5.21%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19,078	4.48%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	416,687	-	141,996,548
Male¹	217,091	52.10%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70,212	32.34%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	27,526	12.68%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35,636	16.42%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,828	3.15%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22,571	10.40%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40,226	18.53%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	199,596	47.90%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74,321	37.24%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	44,995	22.54%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65,226	32.68%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,000	0.50%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	779	0.39%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,728	6.38%, see rank	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	416,687	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28,929	6.94%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	27,152	6.52%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	41,157	9.88%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	11,777	2.83%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	47,921	11.50%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,733	4.26%, see rank	5.00%
Information	7,596	1.82%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30,526	7.33%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24,616	5.91%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	100,706	24.17%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38,227	9.17%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	21,949	5.27%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,398	4.42%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	410,156	-	141,833,331
Male¹	213,423	52.03%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69,263	32.45%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	24,528	11.49%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35,584	16.67%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,205	3.38%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21,813	10.22%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41,020	19.22%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	196,733	47.97%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71,955	36.57%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	43,410	22.07%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66,463	33.78%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,103	0.56%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	767	0.39%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,536	6.37%, see rank	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	410,156	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	29,841	7.28%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	26,665	6.50%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	41,192	10.04%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	11,625	2.83%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	47,928	11.69%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,169	4.19%, see rank	5.07%
Information	7,954	1.94%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32,576	7.94%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24,101	5.88%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	96,312	23.48%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,121	8.81%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	20,439	4.98%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,233	4.45%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	411,984	-	141,303,145
Male¹	214,931	52.17%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67,893	31.59%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	24,989	11.63%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,213	16.85%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,952	3.23%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37,106	17.26%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41,778	19.44%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	197,053	47.83%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70,420	35.74%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	43,245	21.95%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68,065	34.54%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,095	0.56%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,287	0.65%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,941	6.57%, see rank	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	411,984	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	29,613	7.19%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	28,246	6.86%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	41,620	10.10%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	12,256	2.97%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	48,780	11.84%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,522	4.25%, see rank	5.08%
Information	8,310	2.02%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32,462	7.88%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23,642	5.74%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	94,334	22.90%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,371	8.83%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	20,100	4.88%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,728	4.55%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	374,373	-	129,721,512
Male¹	195,386	52.19%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62,758	32.12%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	20,693	10.59%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33,237	17.01%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,119	3.13%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32,881	16.83%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	39,698	20.32%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	178,987	47.81%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59,449	33.21%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	37,880	21.16%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65,836	36.78%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,128	0.63%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,150	0.64%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,544	7.57%, see rank	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Dakota	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	374,373	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30,305	8.09%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	23,448	6.26%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	41,421	11.06%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	12,431	3.32%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	44,829	11.97%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,419	4.65%, see rank	5.20%
Information	8,033	2.15%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27,615	7.38%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	18,624	4.97%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	82,297	21.98%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30,906	8.26%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	18,059	4.82%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,986	5.07%, see rank	4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.