Figures are from the most recent month of available statistics.
| Current | Same month last year | % change | |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 2.9% | 55% |
| Building permits | 12 | 16 | -25% |
| Municipal tax due | $860,323.82 | $909,490.53 | -5% |
| Gasoline price | $2.702 | $1.77 | 53% |
| Corn price | $3.41 | $3.49 | -2% |
| Cattle price* | $88.10 | $77.90 | 13% |
*Statewide, all beef, over 500 pounds, per hundredweight.
Sources: S.D. Department of Labor, City of Mitchell, S.D. Department of Revenue and Regulation, The Daily Republic, S.D. Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Office
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