Unemployment Rate in Union County, SD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #641/3,222 · #44 in SD
80th
Union 2.9%
SD 2.9% +1.3%
US 5.3% -44.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Union County's unemployment rate of 2.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Union County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #638 | Lake County, SD | 2.9% |
| #639 | Karnes County, TX | 2.9% |
| #640 | Sedgwick County, CO | 2.9% |
| #641 | Union County, SD | 2.9% |
| #642 | Hot Springs County, WY | 2.9% |
| #643 | Emporia city, VA | 2.9% |
| #644 | Taylor County, IA | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Union County, South Dakota has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #641 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Dakota, it ranks #44 of 66. This places it in the 80th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.