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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | July 2026 | July 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 81,686 | 80,118 | 1,568 | 1.9% | 83,663 | 82,182 | 1,481 | 1.8% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 179,004 | 175,628 | 3,376 | 1.9% | 181,770 | 178,560 | 3,210 | 1.8% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 21,624 | 21,218 | 406 | 1.9% | 22,332 | 21,936 | 396 | 1.8% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 19,321 | 18,905 | 416 | 2.2% | 19,639 | 19,228 | 411 | 2.1% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,936 | 8,770 | 166 | 1.9% | 9,208 | 9,047 | 161 | 1.7% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 13,936 | 13,686 | 250 | 1.8% | 14,400 | 14,168 | 232 | 1.6% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 11,060 | 10,876 | 184 | 1.7% | 11,435 | 11,276 | 159 | 1.4% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 16,056 | 15,779 | 277 | 1.7% | 16,161 | 15,886 | 275 | 1.7% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 7,518 | 7,345 | 173 | 2.3% | 7,653 | 7,472 | 181 | 2.4% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,648 | 16,358 | 290 | 1.7% | 16,803 | 16,519 | 284 | 1.7% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 12,185 | 11,959 | 226 | 1.9% | 12,388 | 12,164 | 224 | 1.8% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 2,960 | 2,761 | 199 | 6.7% | 3,132 | 2,814 | 318 | 10.2% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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