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Sioux Falls Business Journal

SIOUX FALLS MSA NONFARM WAGE AND SALARIED WORKERS

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produced byAUGUSTANA UNIVERISTY

for the

SIOUX FALLSBUSINESS JOURNAL

The Sioux Falls Business Index is a monthly measurement that summarizes various indicatorsreflecting the local business environment. The index is based on a survey of local businesses thatcaptures their assessment of trends in business conditions. A reading higher than 50 representsgrowth or optimism. To participate, go to www.augie.edu/sfindex/registration.html.

S IOUX FALLS BUSINESS INDEX

January 2016 survey

BUSINESS CONDITIONS AS YOU EXPECT THEM SIX MONTHS FROM NOWGeneral economic conditions in the Sioux Falls metro areaGeneral conditions at your firmPrices that you charge for your products and services

59.168.2

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Manufacturing 14,300 13,900 +2.9 14,400 -0.7Retail trade 20,500 20,000 +2.5 20,000 +2.5

Financial activities 16,000 19,200 -16.7 15,900 +0.6

Education/health services 30,600 30,100 +1.7 30,500 +0.3

Leisure/hospitality 14,100 13,400 +5.2 14,200 -0.7Total SF MSA 153,700 147,700 +4.1 153,400 +0.2

SELECTED SECTORSDec. 2015 Dec. 2014 % of change Nov. 2015 % of change

Source:South Dakota Department of Revenue

LINCOLN COUNTY TAXABLE SALES

Beresford $1,531,022 $1,337,407 +14.5% $1,200,383 +27.5%Canton 3,225,828 3,513,904 -8.2 3,088,554 +4.4Fairview 20,543 39,479 -48.0 8,822 +132.9Harrisburg 3,526,686 3,254,763 +8.4 3,596,751 -1.9Hudson 481,650 477,834 +0.8 371,332 +29.7Lennox 2,307,989 2,148,887 +7.4 2,196,348 +5.1Sioux Falls (so. of 57th St.) 19,295,372 16,900,049 +14.2 16,253,235 +18.7Tea 6,288,893 5,838,086 +7.7 6,579,535 -4.4Worthing 899,914 843,426 +6.7 737,301 +22.1Other 638,705 757,504 -15.7 747,356 -14.5Lincoln County total 38,216,603 35,111,339 +8.8 34,779,618 +9.9South Dakota total 1,975,806,906 1,950,041,180 +1.3 1,724,841,450 +14.6

Jan. 2016 Jan. 2015 Change Dec. 2015 Change

SIOUX FALLS MSA UNEMPLOYMENT

Source:South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

Dec. 2015 Dec. 2014 Nov. 2015

JAN. FEB. MAR. APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.

20152014

STOCK PRICES 52-week high 52-week lowFeb. 26, 2016 Feb. 27, 2015

Great Western Bancorp $25.10 23.00 31.13 21.73

HF Financial $16.99 14.75 19.73 14.10

Meta Financial Group $41.08 35.67 53.51 35.45

NorthWestern $59.08 54.19 60.76 48.44

Raven Industries $15.38 20.84 22.36 13.87

Verity $.01 .05 NA NASource:www.nasdaq.comSource:Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire

Houses on market (February)

Sold

Average sale price

Days on market

SIOUX FALLS HOME SALES Jan. 1-Feb. 23 20152016

1,091 1,235

438

$177,710

110

$201,208

334

100

Sioux Falls 2.6% 2.9 2.2South Dakota 3.1% 3.4 2.7United States 4.8% 5.4 4.8Sioux Falls figures 3,800 4,175 3,255

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