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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | March 2026 | March 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 78,995 | 77,388 | 1,607 | 2.0% | 79,393 | 78,036 | 1,357 | 1.7% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 174,757 | 170,819 | 3,938 | 2.3% | 174,712 | 171,509 | 3,203 | 1.8% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 22,021 | 21,583 | 438 | 2.0% | 22,565 | 22,152 | 413 | 1.8% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 20,116 | 19,706 | 410 | 2.0% | 20,147 | 19,841 | 306 | 1.5% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,830 | 8,658 | 172 | 1.9% | 9,120 | 8,976 | 144 | 1.6% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 13,970 | 13,703 | 267 | 1.9% | 14,386 | 14,152 | 234 | 1.6% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 11,013 | 10,827 | 186 | 1.7% | 11,367 | 11,211 | 156 | 1.4% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 15,459 | 15,194 | 265 | 1.7% | 15,738 | 15,520 | 218 | 1.4% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 8,487 | 8,359 | 128 | 1.5% | 8,655 | 8,553 | 102 | 1.2% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,551 | 16,216 | 335 | 2.0% | 16,819 | 16,533 | 286 | 1.7% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 11,973 | 11,763 | 210 | 1.8% | 12,560 | 12,371 | 189 | 1.5% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,141 | 3,044 | 97 | 3.1% | 3,309 | 3,237 | 72 | 2.2% | |
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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