South Dakota’s unemployment rate ticked up a bit in August to four point five percent. That is the highest percentage so far this year. The low was four point two percent in January. State Department of Labor and Regulation Secretary Pam Roberts says the slight movements don’t show any kind of trend…
Roberts says they watch some other employment numbers…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/09/Pam-Roberts-926b.mp3|titles=Pam Roberts 926b]Roberts says one concern are layoffs being reported at manufacturing plants…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/09/Pam-Roberts-926c.mp3|titles=Pam Roberts 926c]The labor force has actually dropped by about five thousand workers since January.