Cottonwood Lake Township, SD Unemployment Rate Report

Cottonwood Lake Township, SD Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Cottonwood-Lake-Township, South Dakota has ranged from 0.9% in November 1997 to 4.5% in January 1990. The current unemployment rate for Cottonwood-Lake-Township is 2.3% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Cottonwood Lake Township, SD Unemployment Rate by Month

Low Unemployment Area

Cottonwood Lake Township, SD Current Unemployment - 2.3%

Cottonwood Lake Township, SD Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2022	2.3%	2.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	2.3%	2.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	2.5%	2.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	2.2%	2.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	1.8%	2.1%	3.6%
6 / 2022	2.1%	2.4%	3.6%
7 / 2022	1.6%	2.1%	3.5%
8 / 2022	2.3%	2.4%	3.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2021	3.1%	3.3%	6.3%
2 / 2021	3.1%	3.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	2.8%	3.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	2.5%	3.0%	6.1%
5 / 2021	2.3%	2.9%	5.8%
6 / 2021	2.8%	3.3%	5.9%
7 / 2021	2.1%	2.9%	5.4%
8 / 2021	2.4%	3.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	2.0%	2.5%	4.7%
10 / 2021	2.1%	2.6%	4.6%
11 / 2021	1.7%	2.5%	4.2%
12 / 2021	2.0%	2.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2020	3.4%	3.8%	3.6%
2 / 2020	3.1%	3.6%	3.5%
3 / 2020	2.9%	3.4%	4.4%
4 / 2020	4.5%	11.0%	14.7%
5 / 2020	4.5%	9.2%	13.3%
6 / 2020	3.8%	7.1%	11.1%
7 / 2020	2.7%	6.1%	10.2%
8 / 2020	2.8%	4.7%	8.4%
9 / 2020	2.4%	3.8%	7.9%
10 / 2020	2.4%	3.3%	6.9%
11 / 2020	2.6%	3.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	3.3%	3.5%	6.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2019	3.1%	3.5%	4.0%
2 / 2019	3.0%	3.6%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.1%	3.6%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.2%	3.3%	3.6%
5 / 2019	2.9%	3.1%	3.6%
6 / 2019	3.1%	3.2%	3.7%
7 / 2019	2.7%	3.0%	3.7%
8 / 2019	3.1%	3.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	2.9%	3.0%	3.5%
10 / 2019	2.8%	3.0%	3.6%
11 / 2019	2.8%	3.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.2%	3.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2018	3.0%	3.6%	4.1%
2 / 2018	2.9%	3.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	3.2%	3.4%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.0%	3.3%	3.9%
5 / 2018	2.6%	2.8%	3.8%
6 / 2018	2.4%	3.0%	4.0%
7 / 2018	2.0%	2.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	2.5%	2.9%	3.8%
9 / 2018	2.4%	2.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	2.7%	2.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	2.8%	2.9%	3.7%
12 / 2018	2.7%	3.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2017	3.2%	3.7%	4.7%
2 / 2017	2.9%	3.7%	4.7%
3 / 2017	2.7%	3.5%	4.4%
4 / 2017	2.7%	3.2%	4.4%
5 / 2017	2.5%	3.0%	4.4%
6 / 2017	2.5%	3.1%	4.3%
7 / 2017	2.6%	3.0%	4.3%
8 / 2017	2.9%	3.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	2.6%	2.9%	4.2%
10 / 2017	2.3%	2.8%	4.1%
11 / 2017	2.7%	3.1%	4.2%
12 / 2017	3.1%	3.4%	4.1%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2016	3.0%	3.3%	4.9%
2 / 2016	2.8%	3.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	2.2%	3.2%	5.0%
4 / 2016	2.3%	2.9%	5.0%
5 / 2016	2.1%	2.7%	4.8%
6 / 2016	2.1%	2.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	1.8%	2.7%	4.8%
8 / 2016	2.3%	3.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	2.1%	2.7%	5.0%
10 / 2016	2.1%	2.7%	4.9%
11 / 2016	2.3%	2.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	2.6%	3.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2015	3.0%	3.8%	5.7%
2 / 2015	2.9%	3.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	2.8%	3.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	2.4%	3.2%	5.4%
5 / 2015	2.5%	3.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	2.2%	3.1%	5.3%
7 / 2015	2.1%	2.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	2.4%	2.9%	5.1%
9 / 2015	2.3%	2.6%	5.0%
10 / 2015	2.2%	2.5%	5.0%
11 / 2015	2.5%	2.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	2.5%	3.0%	5.0%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2014	2.7%	4.2%	6.6%
2 / 2014	2.7%	4.1%	6.7%
3 / 2014	2.7%	4.1%	6.7%
4 / 2014	2.3%	3.5%	6.2%
5 / 2014	2.4%	3.3%	6.3%
6 / 2014	2.5%	3.2%	6.1%
7 / 2014	2.3%	3.0%	6.2%
8 / 2014	2.4%	3.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	2.4%	3.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	2.4%	2.8%	5.7%
11 / 2014	2.9%	3.3%	5.8%
12 / 2014	2.8%	3.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2013	3.5%	4.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	3.3%	4.6%	7.7%
3 / 2013	3.2%	4.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	2.8%	3.9%	7.6%
5 / 2013	2.8%	3.6%	7.5%
6 / 2013	2.8%	3.6%	7.5%
7 / 2013	2.5%	3.4%	7.3%
8 / 2013	2.7%	3.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	2.7%	3.4%	7.2%
10 / 2013	2.5%	3.2%	7.2%
11 / 2013	2.4%	3.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	2.4%	3.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2012	3.3%	5.1%	8.3%
2 / 2012	3.3%	5.0%	8.3%
3 / 2012	3.3%	5.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	3.0%	4.2%	8.2%
5 / 2012	3.0%	4.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	3.1%	4.2%	8.2%
7 / 2012	2.9%	4.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	2.7%	4.1%	8.1%
9 / 2012	2.6%	3.9%	7.8%
10 / 2012	2.7%	3.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	3.0%	3.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	3.0%	4.0%	7.9%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2011	4.0%	5.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	3.8%	5.8%	9.0%
3 / 2011	3.5%	5.8%	9.0%
4 / 2011	3.3%	4.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	3.4%	4.6%	9.0%
6 / 2011	3.5%	4.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	3.1%	4.3%	9.0%
8 / 2011	3.4%	4.4%	9.0%
9 / 2011	3.0%	4.1%	9.0%
10 / 2011	2.8%	3.9%	8.8%
11 / 2011	3.0%	4.2%	8.6%
12 / 2011	3.2%	4.5%	8.5%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2010	3.5%	5.9%	9.8%
2 / 2010	3.5%	5.9%	9.8%
3 / 2010	3.5%	5.9%	9.9%
4 / 2010	3.1%	4.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	3.2%	4.8%	9.6%
6 / 2010	2.9%	4.7%	9.4%
7 / 2010	2.5%	4.6%	9.4%
8 / 2010	2.7%	4.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	2.8%	4.4%	9.5%
10 / 2010	2.8%	4.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	3.0%	4.6%	9.8%
12 / 2010	3.7%	5.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2009	3.7%	5.0%	7.8%
2 / 2009	3.5%	5.2%	8.3%
3 / 2009	4.0%	5.6%	8.7%
4 / 2009	3.9%	5.2%	9.0%
5 / 2009	4.0%	4.9%	9.4%
6 / 2009	3.8%	4.9%	9.5%
7 / 2009	2.8%	4.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	2.9%	4.7%	9.6%
9 / 2009	3.2%	4.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	3.5%	4.5%	10.0%
11 / 2009	2.9%	4.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	3.6%	5.3%	9.9%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2008	2.7%	3.1%	5.0%
2 / 2008	2.5%	3.1%	4.9%
3 / 2008	2.7%	3.1%	5.1%
4 / 2008	2.6%	2.8%	5.0%
5 / 2008	2.7%	2.7%	5.4%
6 / 2008	2.6%	2.8%	5.6%
7 / 2008	2.5%	2.8%	5.8%
8 / 2008	2.7%	3.0%	6.1%
9 / 2008	2.8%	2.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	3.1%	3.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	2.8%	3.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	3.2%	3.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2007	3.1%	3.6%	4.6%
2 / 2007	2.8%	3.5%	4.5%
3 / 2007	2.6%	3.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	2.2%	2.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	2.4%	2.7%	4.4%
6 / 2007	2.2%	2.7%	4.6%
7 / 2007	2.3%	2.6%	4.7%
8 / 2007	2.5%	2.6%	4.6%
9 / 2007	2.6%	2.5%	4.7%
10 / 2007	2.6%	2.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	2.5%	2.5%	4.7%
12 / 2007	2.5%	2.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2006	3.7%	3.7%	4.7%
2 / 2006	3.5%	3.6%	4.8%
3 / 2006	3.3%	3.5%	4.7%
4 / 2006	2.3%	2.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	2.4%	2.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	2.5%	3.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	2.5%	3.0%	4.7%
8 / 2006	2.8%	3.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	2.8%	2.9%	4.5%
10 / 2006	2.7%	2.8%	4.4%
11 / 2006	2.6%	2.9%	4.5%
12 / 2006	2.4%	3.1%	4.4%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2005	4.1%	4.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	3.7%	4.6%	5.4%
3 / 2005	3.7%	4.5%	5.2%
4 / 2005	2.7%	3.9%	5.2%
5 / 2005	3.5%	3.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	3.3%	3.8%	5.0%
7 / 2005	3.1%	3.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	2.8%	3.6%	4.9%
9 / 2005	2.6%	3.3%	5.0%
10 / 2005	2.8%	3.2%	5.0%
11 / 2005	3.6%	3.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	3.7%	3.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2004	3.3%	4.2%	5.7%
2 / 2004	3.2%	4.1%	5.6%
3 / 2004	4.0%	4.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	3.4%	3.5%	5.6%
5 / 2004	3.7%	3.5%	5.6%
6 / 2004	4.1%	3.7%	5.6%
7 / 2004	3.7%	3.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	3.8%	3.6%	5.4%
9 / 2004	3.3%	3.4%	5.4%
10 / 2004	3.3%	3.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	3.4%	3.6%	5.4%
12 / 2004	3.3%	3.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2003	3.5%	4.0%	5.8%
2 / 2003	3.3%	4.0%	5.9%
3 / 2003	3.6%	4.0%	5.9%
4 / 2003	3.7%	3.4%	6.0%
5 / 2003	3.1%	3.3%	6.1%
6 / 2003	3.1%	3.5%	6.3%
7 / 2003	3.2%	3.4%	6.2%
8 / 2003	3.2%	3.4%	6.1%
9 / 2003	3.2%	3.2%	6.1%
10 / 2003	3.1%	3.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	3.2%	3.4%	5.8%
12 / 2003	3.2%	3.7%	5.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2002	4.1%	4.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	3.7%	3.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	4.3%	4.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	3.3%	3.3%	5.9%
5 / 2002	3.3%	2.9%	5.8%
6 / 2002	2.9%	2.9%	5.8%
7 / 2002	2.6%	2.8%	5.8%
8 / 2002	2.7%	2.9%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.0%	2.6%	5.7%
10 / 2002	2.9%	2.7%	5.7%
11 / 2002	3.2%	3.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	3.4%	3.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2001	2.8%	3.2%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.0%	3.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	2.9%	3.4%	4.3%
4 / 2001	2.3%	3.0%	4.4%
5 / 2001	2.4%	2.9%	4.3%
6 / 2001	2.8%	3.0%	4.5%
7 / 2001	2.9%	3.0%	4.6%
8 / 2001	3.0%	3.0%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.0%	2.8%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.1%	2.9%	5.3%
11 / 2001	3.1%	3.1%	5.5%
12 / 2001	3.1%	3.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2000	3.0%	3.1%	4.0%
2 / 2000	2.9%	2.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	2.9%	2.8%	4.0%
4 / 2000	1.8%	2.2%	3.8%
5 / 2000	2.1%	2.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	2.3%	2.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	2.0%	2.2%	4.0%
8 / 2000	1.6%	2.3%	4.1%
9 / 2000	1.9%	2.1%	3.9%
10 / 2000	2.1%	2.0%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.4%	2.6%	3.9%
12 / 2000	2.3%	2.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1999	2.4%	3.4%	4.3%
2 / 1999	2.4%	3.2%	4.4%
3 / 1999	2.5%	3.3%	4.2%
4 / 1999	1.4%	2.6%	4.3%
5 / 1999	1.6%	2.6%	4.2%
6 / 1999	1.6%	2.7%	4.3%
7 / 1999	1.4%	2.6%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.1%	2.7%	4.2%
9 / 1999	1.6%	2.4%	4.2%
10 / 1999	1.6%	2.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	1.9%	2.5%	4.1%
12 / 1999	2.0%	2.5%	4.0%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1998	1.9%	3.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	1.7%	3.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	1.4%	3.4%	4.7%
4 / 1998	1.3%	2.7%	4.3%
5 / 1998	1.2%	2.6%	4.4%
6 / 1998	1.6%	2.8%	4.5%
7 / 1998	1.5%	2.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	1.4%	2.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	1.6%	2.3%	4.6%
10 / 1998	1.3%	2.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	1.6%	2.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	1.9%	2.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1997	2.2%	3.8%	5.3%
2 / 1997	1.8%	3.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	2.5%	3.5%	5.2%
4 / 1997	2.5%	2.9%	5.1%
5 / 1997	2.1%	2.8%	4.9%
6 / 1997	2.1%	2.9%	5.0%
7 / 1997	1.7%	2.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	1.6%	2.8%	4.8%
9 / 1997	1.6%	2.5%	4.9%
10 / 1997	1.1%	2.4%	4.7%
11 / 1997	0.9%	2.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	1.1%	2.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1996	2.2%	3.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	1.6%	3.7%	5.5%
3 / 1996	1.7%	3.8%	5.5%
4 / 1996	1.4%	3.1%	5.6%
5 / 1996	1.8%	3.1%	5.6%
6 / 1996	1.8%	3.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	1.8%	3.0%	5.5%
8 / 1996	2.0%	2.9%	5.1%
9 / 1996	1.8%	2.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	1.5%	2.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	1.2%	2.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	1.4%	3.1%	5.4%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1995	2.2%	3.8%	5.6%
2 / 1995	1.7%	3.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	1.7%	3.4%	5.4%
4 / 1995	1.9%	3.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	1.4%	2.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	1.9%	2.9%	5.6%
7 / 1995	1.8%	2.9%	5.7%
8 / 1995	1.7%	2.9%	5.7%
9 / 1995	1.1%	2.7%	5.6%
10 / 1995	1.1%	2.6%	5.5%
11 / 1995	1.2%	2.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	1.7%	3.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1994	1.7%	3.9%	6.6%
2 / 1994	1.6%	3.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	1.9%	3.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	1.5%	3.1%	6.4%
5 / 1994	1.7%	3.1%	6.1%
6 / 1994	1.4%	3.2%	6.1%
7 / 1994	1.3%	3.0%	6.1%
8 / 1994	1.0%	3.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	2.5%	3.0%	5.9%
10 / 1994	2.2%	2.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	2.7%	3.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	2.1%	3.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1993	2.4%	4.2%	7.3%
2 / 1993	1.8%	4.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	2.0%	4.1%	7.0%
4 / 1993	2.3%	3.3%	7.1%
5 / 1993	1.6%	3.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	1.3%	3.3%	7.0%
7 / 1993	1.3%	3.1%	6.9%
8 / 1993	1.7%	3.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	1.5%	3.0%	6.7%
10 / 1993	1.2%	2.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	1.5%	3.1%	6.6%
12 / 1993	1.3%	3.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1992	2.5%	4.0%	7.3%
2 / 1992	2.5%	3.8%	7.4%
3 / 1992	2.1%	3.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	1.2%	3.1%	7.4%
5 / 1992	2.0%	3.3%	7.6%
6 / 1992	1.8%	3.4%	7.8%
7 / 1992	1.2%	3.1%	7.7%
8 / 1992	1.5%	3.2%	7.6%
9 / 1992	1.7%	2.9%	7.6%
10 / 1992	2.1%	2.7%	7.3%
11 / 1992	2.3%	3.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	2.7%	3.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1991	2.8%	4.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	2.8%	4.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	2.7%	4.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	2.5%	3.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	1.8%	3.4%	6.9%
6 / 1991	1.5%	3.5%	6.9%
7 / 1991	1.5%	3.2%	6.8%
8 / 1991	1.6%	3.3%	6.9%
9 / 1991	2.2%	3.1%	6.9%
10 / 1991	2.4%	2.9%	7.0%
11 / 1991	2.1%	3.3%	7.0%
12 / 1991	1.6%	3.3%	7.3%

Month/Year	Cottonwood Lake Township, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1990	4.5%	4.6%	5.4%
2 / 1990	3.7%	4.4%	5.3%
3 / 1990	4.4%	4.4%	5.2%
4 / 1990	3.7%	3.8%	5.4%
5 / 1990	4.2%	3.8%	5.4%
6 / 1990	3.5%	3.8%	5.2%
7 / 1990	2.9%	3.5%	5.5%
8 / 1990	3.9%	3.6%	5.7%
9 / 1990	4.1%	3.3%	5.9%
10 / 1990	3.1%	3.2%	5.9%
11 / 1990	3.7%	3.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	2.9%	3.5%	6.3%