South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	February 2024				February 2023
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	77,564	75,548	2,016	2.6%	77,830	75,977	1,853	2.4%
Sioux Falls MSA	162,981	158,899	4,082	2.5%	162,069	158,346	3,723	2.3%
Aberdeen MiSA	21,949	21,330	619	2.8%	21,894	21,340	554	2.5%
Brookings MiSA	19,544	19,030	514	2.6%	19,458	19,013	445	2.3%
Huron MiSA	9,155	8,911	244	2.7%	9,279	9,063	216	2.3%
Mitchell MiSA	12,796	12,462	334	2.6%	12,816	12,504	312	2.4%
Pierre MiSA	12,634	12,339	295	2.3%	12,433	12,162	271	2.2%
Spearfish MiSA	14,436	14,076	360	2.5%	13,917	13,604	313	2.2%
Vermillion MiSA	7,662	7,467	195	2.5%	7,743	7,570	173	2.2%
Watertown MiSA	16,151	15,723	428	2.6%	15,904	15,518	386	2.4%
Yankton MiSA	11,890	11,611	279	2.3%	11,610	11,349	261	2.2%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,245	3,111	134	4.1%	3,279	3,153	126	3.8%
*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 the definition of MSA. See the definition of MiSA. See the definition of LMA. See technical notes about labor force data.