PIERRE, (KCCR) — Hiring continues to stumble as gauged by the monthly Mid America Business Conditions Index. Creighton University economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss says the December hiring number on the survey of supply managers in nine-Midwest states shows declines…
South Dakota saw the biggest loss of manufacturing jobs last year…
Goss says South Dakota’s neighbors are on the positive side of jobs growth…
Goss says even with the negative hiring numbers, businesses are still looking for workers…
Goss says some of the blame can be tied to the strong dollar value that is anchoring down other segments of the economy.
