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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area | June 2025 | June 2024 | |||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
Rapid City MSA | 83,534 | 81,974 | 1,560 | 1.9% | 82,257 | 80,693 | 1,564 | 1.9% | |
Sioux Falls MSA* | 179,124 | 175,876 | 3,248 | 1.8% | 176,719 | 173,525 | 3,194 | 1.8% | |
Aberdeen MiSA | 22,547 | 22,144 | 403 | 1.8% | 22,616 | 22,208 | 408 | 1.8% | |
Brookings MiSA | 19,557 | 19,161 | 396 | 2.0% | 19,495 | 19,098 | 397 | 2.0% | |
Huron MiSA | 9,328 | 9,162 | 166 | 1.8% | 9,294 | 9,132 | 162 | 1.7% | |
Mitchell MiSA* | 14,537 | 14,285 | 252 | 1.7% | 14,427 | 14,168 | 259 | 1.8% | |
Pierre MiSA* | 11,643 | 11,481 | 162 | 1.4% | 11,570 | 11,387 | 183 | 1.6% | |
Spearfish MiSA | 16,510 | 16,219 | 291 | 1.8% | 15,868 | 15,574 | 294 | 1.9% | |
Vermillion MiSA | 7,808 | 7,620 | 188 | 2.4% | 7,676 | 7,504 | 172 | 2.2% | |
Watertown MiSA | 17,063 | 16,753 | 310 | 1.8% | 16,884 | 16,600 | 284 | 1.7% | |
Yankton MiSA | 12,930 | 12,682 | 248 | 1.9% | 12,682 | 12,460 | 222 | 1.8% | |
Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,257 | 3,072 | 185 | 5.7% | 3,300 | 3,082 | 218 | 6.6% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |