South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	August 2018				August 2017
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	77,905	75,750	2,155	2.8%	77,253	74,754	2,499	3.2%
Sioux Falls MSA	152,412	148,872	3,540	2.3%	150,122	145,994	4,128	2.7%
Aberdeen MiSA	22,769	22,171	598	2.6%	22,891	22,190	701	3.1%
Brookings MiSA	17,969	17,458	511	2.8%	18,272	17,659	613	3.4%
Huron MiSA	9,585	9,349	236	2.5%	9,467	9,191	276	2.9%
Mitchell MiSA	12,721	12,390	331	2.6%	12,874	12,505	369	2.9%
Pierre MiSA	12,695	12,396	299	2.4%	12,894	12,541	353	2.7%
Spearfish MiSA	13,489	13,118	371	2.8%	13,400	12,964	436	3.3%
Vermillion MiSA	6,634	6,422	212	3.2%	6,710	6,461	249	3.7%
Watertown MiSA	15,528	15,113	415	2.7%	15,289	14,830	459	3.0%
Yankton MiSA	11,786	11,494	292	2.5%	11,594	11,256	338	2.9%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,102	2,784	318	10.3%	3,249	2,830	419	12.9%
*Note:* 2018 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. Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Access historical labor force data. See the definition of labor force. See the definition of MSA. See the definition of MiSA. See the definition of LMA. See technical notes about labor force data.