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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area | April 2025 | April 2024 | |||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
Rapid City MSA | 80,778 | 79,332 | 1,446 | 1.8% | 78,118 | 76,703 | 1,415 | 1.8% | |
Sioux Falls MSA* | 177,594 | 174,476 | 3,118 | 1.8% | 173,889 | 171,056 | 2,833 | 1.6% | |
Aberdeen MiSA | 22,501 | 22,073 | 428 | 1.9% | 22,433 | 22,015 | 418 | 1.9% | |
Brookings MiSA | 20,248 | 19,865 | 383 | 1.9% | 20,007 | 19,662 | 345 | 1.7% | |
Huron MiSA | 9,105 | 8,947 | 158 | 1.7% | 8,975 | 8,822 | 153 | 1.7% | |
Mitchell MiSA* | 14,376 | 14,142 | 234 | 1.6% | 14,192 | 13,964 | 228 | 1.6% | |
Pierre MiSA* | 11,329 | 11,171 | 158 | 1.4% | 11,192 | 11,024 | 168 | 1.5% | |
Spearfish MiSA | 15,853 | 15,595 | 258 | 1.6% | 15,119 | 14,853 | 266 | 1.8% | |
Vermillion MiSA | 8,748 | 8,587 | 161 | 1.8% | 8,488 | 8,359 | 129 | 1.5% | |
Watertown MiSA | 16,824 | 16,524 | 300 | 1.8% | 16,588 | 16,326 | 262 | 1.6% | |
Yankton MiSA | 12,681 | 12,479 | 202 | 1.6% | 12,383 | 12,192 | 191 | 1.5% | |
Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,212 | 3,121 | 91 | 2.8% | 3,163 | 3,068 | 95 | 3.0% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |