South Dakota Job Postings Rise 78 Percent
Idaho and Colorado also saw significant increases in job postings over the last 28 days.
By Ingrid Solberg, Mogi Research · Oct 27, 2026
Job postings in South Dakota saw a surge of seventy eight percent in the last twenty eight days. The number of postings rose from one thousand three to one thousand seven hundred eighty nine. This increase may signal growing demand for workers in the state.
Other states also experienced substantial growth in job postings. Idaho saw an eighty nine percent rise, and Colorado experienced a seventy four percent increase. These figures suggest potential expansion in these areas.
In South Dakota, Avera Holy Family Hospital posted two hundred twenty one jobs, Hy-Vee, Inc. posted seventy, and Domino's posted sixty nine. The top roles posted were Product Manager and Software Engineer, each with one posting. These employer figures may reflect specific hiring needs within the state.
The numbers
Which states grew the most in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1,789 | 1,003 | +78% |
| Idaho | 3,887 | 2,054 | +89% |
| Colorado | 15,277 | 8,762 | +74% |
| Wyoming | 1,074 | 617 | +74% |
| Oregon | 8,631 | 4,984 | +73% |
Top roles: Product Manager (1), Software Engineer (1)
Top employers: Avera Holy Family Hospital (221), Hy-Vee, Inc. (70), Domino's (69)
South Dakota jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-27 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Ingrid Solberg of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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