Butte County, SD monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Butte County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of November 2022.

Butte County had a 2.0% unemployment rate in November 2022, marking a 0.1% decrease from a month ago. South Dakota reported a 2.4% unemployment rate in November, which is the fourth lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.5% but is still 0.4% lower than last year.

Unemployment rates in neighboring counties
#1. Crook County, WY: 2.4%
#2. Harding County, SD: 2.2%
#2. Perkins County, SD: 2.2%
#4. Meade County, SD: 2.1%
#5. Butte County, SD: 2.0%
#5. Lawrence County, SD: 2.0%

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in South Dakota
#1. Buffalo County: 6.0%
#2. Oglala Lakota County: 5.9%
#3. Dewey County: 5.8%
#4. Ziebach County: 3.9%
#5. Jackson County: 3.6%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in South Dakota
#1. Jerauld County: 1.4%
#2. Hughes County: 1.5%
#2. Lincoln County: 1.5%
#4. Brule County: 1.6%
#4. Hand County: 1.6%