Buffalo County, SD Unemployment Rate Report

Buffalo County, SD Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Buffalo County, South Dakota has ranged from 2.7% in September 2021 to 18.9% in August 2004. The current unemployment rate for Buffalo County is 6.1% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Buffalo County, SD Unemployment Rate by Month

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Buffalo County, SD Current Unemployment - 6.1%

Buffalo County, SD Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2022	4.4%	2.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.8%	2.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.1%	2.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.3%	2.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.7%	2.1%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.7%	2.4%	3.6%
7 / 2022	8.0%	2.1%	3.5%
8 / 2022	6.1%	2.4%	3.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2021	3.2%	3.3%	6.3%
2 / 2021	3.7%	3.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	4.1%	3.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	5.2%	3.0%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.8%	2.9%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.0%	3.3%	5.9%
7 / 2021	4.4%	2.9%	5.4%
8 / 2021	4.5%	3.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	2.7%	2.5%	4.7%
10 / 2021	3.1%	2.6%	4.6%
11 / 2021	3.0%	2.5%	4.2%
12 / 2021	3.0%	2.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2020	6.2%	3.8%	3.6%
2 / 2020	6.6%	3.6%	3.5%
3 / 2020	5.0%	3.4%	4.4%
4 / 2020	14.6%	11.0%	14.7%
5 / 2020	16.1%	9.2%	13.3%
6 / 2020	14.5%	7.1%	11.1%
7 / 2020	13.9%	6.1%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.9%	4.7%	8.4%
9 / 2020	5.6%	3.8%	7.9%
10 / 2020	4.3%	3.3%	6.9%
11 / 2020	4.6%	3.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	4.5%	3.5%	6.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2019	5.0%	3.5%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.3%	3.6%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.6%	3.6%	3.8%
4 / 2019	5.4%	3.3%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.5%	3.1%	3.6%
6 / 2019	8.3%	3.2%	3.7%
7 / 2019	8.3%	3.0%	3.7%
8 / 2019	8.4%	3.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	7.7%	3.0%	3.5%
10 / 2019	6.8%	3.0%	3.6%
11 / 2019	8.5%	3.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	6.7%	3.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2018	7.5%	3.6%	4.1%
2 / 2018	7.2%	3.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	5.6%	3.4%	4.0%
4 / 2018	5.6%	3.3%	3.9%
5 / 2018	5.8%	2.8%	3.8%
6 / 2018	7.1%	3.0%	4.0%
7 / 2018	7.6%	2.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.2%	2.9%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.4%	2.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.5%	2.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	5.2%	2.9%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.7%	3.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2017	9.0%	3.7%	4.7%
2 / 2017	8.0%	3.7%	4.7%
3 / 2017	7.2%	3.5%	4.4%
4 / 2017	6.6%	3.2%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.0%	3.0%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.2%	3.1%	4.3%
7 / 2017	7.5%	3.0%	4.3%
8 / 2017	7.0%	3.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	6.7%	2.9%	4.2%
10 / 2017	7.2%	2.8%	4.1%
11 / 2017	7.7%	3.1%	4.2%
12 / 2017	6.9%	3.4%	4.1%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2016	6.8%	3.3%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.5%	3.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.7%	3.2%	5.0%
4 / 2016	6.5%	2.9%	5.0%
5 / 2016	6.1%	2.7%	4.8%
6 / 2016	9.0%	2.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	10.5%	2.7%	4.8%
8 / 2016	11.0%	3.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	8.9%	2.7%	5.0%
10 / 2016	9.1%	2.7%	4.9%
11 / 2016	9.5%	2.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.2%	3.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2015	7.7%	3.8%	5.7%
2 / 2015	7.1%	3.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.3%	3.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.4%	3.2%	5.4%
5 / 2015	7.1%	3.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.7%	3.1%	5.3%
7 / 2015	7.7%	2.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	7.7%	2.9%	5.1%
9 / 2015	6.5%	2.6%	5.0%
10 / 2015	6.0%	2.5%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.7%	2.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.6%	3.0%	5.0%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2014	8.8%	4.2%	6.6%
2 / 2014	7.7%	4.1%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.5%	4.1%	6.7%
4 / 2014	6.5%	3.5%	6.2%
5 / 2014	6.1%	3.3%	6.3%
6 / 2014	8.7%	3.2%	6.1%
7 / 2014	7.7%	3.0%	6.2%
8 / 2014	8.7%	3.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	8.2%	3.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	7.2%	2.8%	5.7%
11 / 2014	8.3%	3.3%	5.8%
12 / 2014	7.6%	3.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2013	9.3%	4.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	9.2%	4.6%	7.7%
3 / 2013	9.6%	4.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	8.9%	3.9%	7.6%
5 / 2013	8.0%	3.6%	7.5%
6 / 2013	9.3%	3.6%	7.5%
7 / 2013	8.9%	3.4%	7.3%
8 / 2013	9.2%	3.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.6%	3.4%	7.2%
10 / 2013	8.7%	3.2%	7.2%
11 / 2013	8.4%	3.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.3%	3.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2012	9.7%	5.1%	8.3%
2 / 2012	9.1%	5.0%	8.3%
3 / 2012	9.5%	5.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	8.3%	4.2%	8.2%
5 / 2012	7.7%	4.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	8.8%	4.2%	8.2%
7 / 2012	10.5%	4.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	10.3%	4.1%	8.1%
9 / 2012	11.6%	3.9%	7.8%
10 / 2012	10.3%	3.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	9.6%	3.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	9.8%	4.0%	7.9%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2011	11.8%	5.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	10.9%	5.8%	9.0%
3 / 2011	10.8%	5.8%	9.0%
4 / 2011	9.9%	4.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	9.3%	4.6%	9.0%
6 / 2011	11.9%	4.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	11.8%	4.3%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.5%	4.4%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.4%	4.1%	9.0%
10 / 2011	9.5%	3.9%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.2%	4.2%	8.6%
12 / 2011	8.5%	4.5%	8.5%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2010	13.6%	5.9%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.5%	5.9%	9.8%
3 / 2010	13.3%	5.9%	9.9%
4 / 2010	8.7%	4.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	9.4%	4.8%	9.6%
6 / 2010	11.7%	4.7%	9.4%
7 / 2010	12.1%	4.6%	9.4%
8 / 2010	11.7%	4.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	11.0%	4.4%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.5%	4.3%	9.4%
11 / 2010	9.9%	4.6%	9.8%
12 / 2010	10.8%	5.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2009	15.3%	5.0%	7.8%
2 / 2009	16.9%	5.2%	8.3%
3 / 2009	17.0%	5.6%	8.7%
4 / 2009	14.5%	5.2%	9.0%
5 / 2009	13.6%	4.9%	9.4%
6 / 2009	14.1%	4.9%	9.5%
7 / 2009	14.2%	4.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	14.6%	4.7%	9.6%
9 / 2009	11.9%	4.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	15.4%	4.5%	10.0%
11 / 2009	16.3%	4.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	17.3%	5.3%	9.9%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2008	8.3%	3.1%	5.0%
2 / 2008	8.5%	3.1%	4.9%
3 / 2008	7.0%	3.1%	5.1%
4 / 2008	6.3%	2.8%	5.0%
5 / 2008	7.4%	2.7%	5.4%
6 / 2008	9.4%	2.8%	5.6%
7 / 2008	9.5%	2.8%	5.8%
8 / 2008	10.6%	3.0%	6.1%
9 / 2008	12.1%	2.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	12.9%	3.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	14.1%	3.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	14.4%	3.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2007	16.4%	3.6%	4.6%
2 / 2007	15.0%	3.5%	4.5%
3 / 2007	13.1%	3.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	12.1%	2.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	11.4%	2.7%	4.4%
6 / 2007	10.2%	2.7%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.4%	2.6%	4.7%
8 / 2007	8.1%	2.6%	4.6%
9 / 2007	9.2%	2.5%	4.7%
10 / 2007	9.0%	2.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	10.1%	2.5%	4.7%
12 / 2007	8.7%	2.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2006	11.5%	3.7%	4.7%
2 / 2006	10.4%	3.6%	4.8%
3 / 2006	10.1%	3.5%	4.7%
4 / 2006	10.2%	2.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	9.0%	2.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	15.9%	3.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	15.6%	3.0%	4.7%
8 / 2006	17.9%	3.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	17.9%	2.9%	4.5%
10 / 2006	16.7%	2.8%	4.4%
11 / 2006	17.2%	2.9%	4.5%
12 / 2006	18.1%	3.1%	4.4%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2005	14.9%	4.6%	5.3%
2 / 2005	16.5%	4.6%	5.4%
3 / 2005	16.3%	4.5%	5.2%
4 / 2005	15.2%	3.9%	5.2%
5 / 2005	12.8%	3.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	15.6%	3.8%	5.0%
7 / 2005	15.0%	3.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	15.3%	3.6%	4.9%
9 / 2005	16.1%	3.3%	5.0%
10 / 2005	15.6%	3.2%	5.0%
11 / 2005	15.3%	3.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	14.7%	3.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2004	8.8%	4.2%	5.7%
2 / 2004	8.6%	4.1%	5.6%
3 / 2004	8.2%	4.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	5.9%	3.5%	5.6%
5 / 2004	6.5%	3.5%	5.6%
6 / 2004	10.3%	3.7%	5.6%
7 / 2004	10.8%	3.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	18.9%	3.6%	5.4%
9 / 2004	18.8%	3.4%	5.4%
10 / 2004	14.4%	3.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	11.4%	3.6%	5.4%
12 / 2004	10.2%	3.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2003	9.0%	4.0%	5.8%
2 / 2003	8.6%	4.0%	5.9%
3 / 2003	8.0%	4.0%	5.9%
4 / 2003	6.7%	3.4%	6.0%
5 / 2003	6.4%	3.3%	6.1%
6 / 2003	8.1%	3.5%	6.3%
7 / 2003	8.8%	3.4%	6.2%
8 / 2003	8.0%	3.4%	6.1%
9 / 2003	7.2%	3.2%	6.1%
10 / 2003	6.8%	3.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	8.2%	3.4%	5.8%
12 / 2003	7.9%	3.7%	5.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2002	9.6%	4.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	7.2%	3.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	6.0%	4.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	5.7%	3.3%	5.9%
5 / 2002	7.0%	2.9%	5.8%
6 / 2002	10.0%	2.9%	5.8%
7 / 2002	10.2%	2.8%	5.8%
8 / 2002	9.5%	2.9%	5.7%
9 / 2002	7.3%	2.6%	5.7%
10 / 2002	7.1%	2.7%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.8%	3.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	7.3%	3.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2001	9.3%	3.2%	4.2%
2 / 2001	9.3%	3.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	9.1%	3.4%	4.3%
4 / 2001	8.5%	3.0%	4.4%
5 / 2001	7.6%	2.9%	4.3%
6 / 2001	9.6%	3.0%	4.5%
7 / 2001	8.8%	3.0%	4.6%
8 / 2001	7.9%	3.0%	4.9%
9 / 2001	7.6%	2.8%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.7%	2.9%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.2%	3.1%	5.5%
12 / 2001	9.7%	3.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 2000	7.9%	3.1%	4.0%
2 / 2000	8.1%	2.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	5.8%	2.8%	4.0%
4 / 2000	5.5%	2.2%	3.8%
5 / 2000	5.6%	2.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	12.1%	2.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	12.7%	2.2%	4.0%
8 / 2000	12.2%	2.3%	4.1%
9 / 2000	11.1%	2.1%	3.9%
10 / 2000	8.9%	2.0%	3.9%
11 / 2000	9.6%	2.6%	3.9%
12 / 2000	10.4%	2.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1999	14.4%	3.4%	4.3%
2 / 1999	11.0%	3.2%	4.4%
3 / 1999	10.8%	3.3%	4.2%
4 / 1999	9.7%	2.6%	4.3%
5 / 1999	9.2%	2.6%	4.2%
6 / 1999	11.5%	2.7%	4.3%
7 / 1999	11.1%	2.6%	4.3%
8 / 1999	9.6%	2.7%	4.2%
9 / 1999	8.7%	2.4%	4.2%
10 / 1999	8.1%	2.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	8.0%	2.5%	4.1%
12 / 1999	9.9%	2.5%	4.0%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1998	7.7%	3.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	5.9%	3.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	7.9%	3.4%	4.7%
4 / 1998	5.2%	2.7%	4.3%
5 / 1998	6.9%	2.6%	4.4%
6 / 1998	13.3%	2.8%	4.5%
7 / 1998	7.4%	2.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	10.8%	2.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	11.7%	2.3%	4.6%
10 / 1998	10.8%	2.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	11.8%	2.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	12.6%	2.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1997	18.0%	3.8%	5.3%
2 / 1997	15.4%	3.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	14.3%	3.5%	5.2%
4 / 1997	14.0%	2.9%	5.1%
5 / 1997	14.1%	2.8%	4.9%
6 / 1997	15.0%	2.9%	5.0%
7 / 1997	13.0%	2.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	12.2%	2.8%	4.8%
9 / 1997	8.2%	2.5%	4.9%
10 / 1997	9.1%	2.4%	4.7%
11 / 1997	8.5%	2.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	6.5%	2.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1996	11.0%	3.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	9.3%	3.7%	5.5%
3 / 1996	7.6%	3.8%	5.5%
4 / 1996	6.7%	3.1%	5.6%
5 / 1996	6.8%	3.1%	5.6%
6 / 1996	7.2%	3.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	8.0%	3.0%	5.5%
8 / 1996	13.3%	2.9%	5.1%
9 / 1996	12.8%	2.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	11.6%	2.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	12.0%	2.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	15.0%	3.1%	5.4%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1995	15.0%	3.8%	5.6%
2 / 1995	9.6%	3.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	9.2%	3.4%	5.4%
4 / 1995	6.5%	3.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	9.4%	2.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	11.0%	2.9%	5.6%
7 / 1995	13.4%	2.9%	5.7%
8 / 1995	10.9%	2.9%	5.7%
9 / 1995	8.9%	2.7%	5.6%
10 / 1995	10.1%	2.6%	5.5%
11 / 1995	11.7%	2.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	8.8%	3.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1994	8.0%	3.9%	6.6%
2 / 1994	6.9%	3.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	7.2%	3.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	9.6%	3.1%	6.4%
5 / 1994	10.4%	3.1%	6.1%
6 / 1994	12.0%	3.2%	6.1%
7 / 1994	12.5%	3.0%	6.1%
8 / 1994	13.6%	3.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	13.1%	3.0%	5.9%
10 / 1994	14.0%	2.8%	5.8%
11 / 1994	17.3%	3.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	15.9%	3.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1993	8.0%	4.2%	7.3%
2 / 1993	5.6%	4.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	7.1%	4.1%	7.0%
4 / 1993	6.8%	3.3%	7.1%
5 / 1993	6.5%	3.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	6.5%	3.3%	7.0%
7 / 1993	6.3%	3.1%	6.9%
8 / 1993	8.0%	3.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	6.1%	3.0%	6.7%
10 / 1993	6.9%	2.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	7.5%	3.1%	6.6%
12 / 1993	8.0%	3.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1992	5.6%	4.0%	7.3%
2 / 1992	5.3%	3.8%	7.4%
3 / 1992	6.8%	3.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	7.1%	3.1%	7.4%
5 / 1992	6.8%	3.3%	7.6%
6 / 1992	15.1%	3.4%	7.8%
7 / 1992	16.3%	3.1%	7.7%
8 / 1992	15.8%	3.2%	7.6%
9 / 1992	7.9%	2.9%	7.6%
10 / 1992	7.8%	2.7%	7.3%
11 / 1992	8.5%	3.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	8.0%	3.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1991	8.6%	4.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	8.3%	4.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	6.7%	4.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	6.9%	3.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	7.8%	3.4%	6.9%
6 / 1991	12.1%	3.5%	6.9%
7 / 1991	16.2%	3.2%	6.8%
8 / 1991	13.4%	3.3%	6.9%
9 / 1991	7.3%	3.1%	6.9%
10 / 1991	7.4%	2.9%	7.0%
11 / 1991	6.9%	3.3%	7.0%
12 / 1991	5.3%	3.3%	7.3%

Month/Year	Buffalo County, SD%	South-Dakota%	National %
1 / 1990	6.1%	4.6%	5.4%
2 / 1990	5.1%	4.4%	5.3%
3 / 1990	5.5%	4.4%	5.2%
4 / 1990	6.1%	3.8%	5.4%
5 / 1990	6.8%	3.8%	5.4%
6 / 1990	12.0%	3.8%	5.2%
7 / 1990	16.4%	3.5%	5.5%
8 / 1990	16.1%	3.6%	5.7%
9 / 1990	8.0%	3.3%	5.9%
10 / 1990	9.2%	3.2%	5.9%
11 / 1990	9.7%	3.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	8.5%	3.5%	6.3%