Central South Dakota News

Hand County recorded an unemployment rate of 0.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5 people out of the 3,061 living in Hand County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Hand County has increased compared to the 0% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Hand County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Of the 1,572 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,570 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5	0.3%
Employed	1,572	99.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,570	99.6%
Employed in armed forces	2	0.1%