YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Many businesses, especially manufacturing companies have been working through supply shortages.

Nancy Wenande, C.E.O. of Yankton Thrive says its pretty much the same for local companies.

Wenande says despite those issues, she is hearing about company expansions.

Wenande says companies continue to look at innovations to deal with labor and supply shortages.

The state announced on Friday that the unemployment rate had dipped to two-point eight percent.