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Employment question

Is the job market stable in Horse Creek, SD?

A direct, data-backed answer using unemployment, workforce participation, earnings, and industry concentration signals where the public dataset supports it.

Employment and income stability

84

/ 100

V2 relative score

Higher scores indicate weaker job and income stability relative to the selected geography scope.

Direct answer

No. Job-market stability looks weaker here.

Horse Creek, SD has an employment and income stability risk score of 84, which is high relative to other city-level locations. Higher risk can reflect unemployment, volatility, softer participation, earnings pressure, or industry concentration. This answer uses city-level employment data for Horse Creek where the public dataset supports it.

Top drivers in this score

  • Earnings trend (YoY)

    -5280628.0%

    Risk pressure percentile: 100

  • Unemployment rate

    40.0%

    Risk pressure percentile: 99

  • Median earnings (full-time, year-round)

    -$666,666,666

    Risk pressure percentile: 94

How this compares

Relative risk score83.6
Median (city-level locations)49.1
Delta vs median+34.4

Approximate percentile: 84 of 100

Coverage and confidence

Scope usedCity-level (place)
Metric coverage5/7
ConfidenceModerate confidence

This score uses partial city-level metric coverage.

Key signals

  • Unemployment rate40.0%
  • Unemployment volatility (12-mo)Not available
  • Labor force participation64.1%
  • Employment rate (16+)38.5%
  • Median earnings (full-time, year-round)-$666,666,666
  • Earnings trend (YoY)-5280628.0%
  • Industry concentration (HHI)Not available

Coverage: City-level (place) | Source: ACS 2024 5-year | 2024

Why this matters

Employment stability affects financial risk because income shocks can make regular expenses harder to absorb. A higher score means the local labor and earnings signals show more instability relative to comparable places.

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Common follow-up questions

Is the job market stable in Horse Creek, SD?

Horse Creek, SD has an employment and income stability risk score of 84, which is high relative to other city-level locations. Higher risk can reflect unemployment, volatility, softer participation, earnings pressure, or industry concentration. This answer uses city-level employment data for Horse Creek where the public dataset supports it.

What employment data is used for Horse Creek?

FinancialRiskIQ uses public indicators such as unemployment rate, unemployment volatility, labor force participation, employment rate, median earnings, earnings trend, and industry concentration when available. The current answer uses city-level (place) data from ACS 2024 5-year (2024).

Why does employment stability affect financial risk?

Less stable job and income conditions can make bills, savings, and debt payments harder to plan around. The score compares local labor and earnings signals against similar geography levels.