South Dakota unemployment rate lowest in the nation – still

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PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — Steady as she goes on South Dakota’s unemployment rate.  The Rushmore state’s December jobless rate is still the lowest in the nation at 1.9-percent, where it has hovered since October.  The Sioux Falls Unemployment rate actually declined last month, going from 1.8-percent to 1.7-percent.