South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Areas	February 2024				February 2023
Areas	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Aberdeen	14,429	14,008	421	2.9%	14,358	14,006	352	2.5%
Brandon	5,891	5,778	113	1.9%	5,873	5,756	117	2.0%
Brookings	13,729	13,364	365	2.7%	13,671	13,352	319	2.3%
Huron	6,580	6,393	187	2.8%	6,665	6,502	163	2.4%
Mitchell	8,723	8,513	210	2.4%	8,742	8,538	204	2.3%
Pierre	7,921	7,749	172	2.2%	7,782	7,621	161	2.1%
Rapid City	38,867	37,891	976	2.5%	38,980	38,090	890	2.3%
Sioux Falls	111,820	108,916	2,904	2.6%	111,156	108,501	2,655	2.4%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln	18,743	18,345	398	2.1%	18,621	18,280	341	1.8%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha	93,077	90,571	2,506	2.7%	92,535	90,221	2,314	2.5%
Spearfish	6,737	6,582	155	2.3%	6,499	6,361	138	2.1%
Vermillion	5,863	5,706	157	2.7%	5,915	5,784	131	2.2%
Watertown	12,602	12,246	356	2.8%	12,399	12,086	313	2.5%
Yankton	7,367	7,181	186	2.5%	7,194	7,019	175	2.4%
*Note:* 2024 data is preliminary and subject to revision. Data may not sum to totals because of rounding.
*Source:* Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Access historical labor force data. See the definition of labor force. See technical notes about labor force data.