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Affirmative Action - South Dakota

Table 1 - 2000 Population by Gender and Race

Total

Female

Total

754,844

100.0%

380,286

50.4%

White

669,404

88.7%

338,002

44.8%

Black

4,685

0.6%

1,649

0.2%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

62,283

8.3%

31,569

4.2%

Asian

4,378

0.6%

2,329

0.3%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

261

0.0%

122

0.0%

Other Race

13,833

1.8%

6,615

0.9%

Total Minority

85,440

11.3%

42,284

5.6%

Source: US Census Bureau

Table 2 - 2000 Civilian Labor Force by Gender and Race

Labor Force

Employed

Unemployed

Rate

Total

391,594

100.0%

374,373

100.0%

17,221

100.0%

4.4%

White

360,951

92.2%

349,309

93.3%

11,642

67.6%

3.2%

Black

1,927

0.5%

1,801

0.5%

126

0.7%

6.5%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

20,637

5.3%

15,769

4.2%

4,868

28.3%

23.6%

Asian

2,304

0.6%

2,190

0.6%

114

0.7%

4.9%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

150

0.0%

143

0.0%

7

0.0%

4.7%

Other Race

5,625

1.4%

5,161

1.4%

464

2.7%

8.2%

Total Minority

30,643

7.8%

25,064

6.7%

5,579

32.4%

18.2%

Female

186,672

47.7%

178,987

47.8%

7,685

44.6%

4.1%

Source: US Census Bureau

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If you have questions or need more information, contact Bernie Moran of the Labor Market Information Center at (605) 626-2314 or e-mail her at bernie.moran@state.sd.us.