South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	February 2021				February 2020
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	75,489	72,872	2,617	3.5%	74,830	72,009	2,821	3.8%
Sioux Falls MSA	158,241	153,247	4,994	3.2%	157,118	152,115	5,003	3.2%
Aberdeen MiSA	22,881	22,175	706	3.1%	22,744	21,991	753	3.3%
Brookings MiSA	18,772	18,176	596	3.2%	19,473	18,870	603	3.1%
Huron MiSA	9,363	9,077	286	3.1%	9,505	9,191	314	3.3%
Mitchell MiSA	12,781	12,369	412	3.2%	12,718	12,245	473	3.7%
Pierre MiSA	12,735	12,356	379	3.0%	12,535	12,121	414	3.3%
Spearfish MiSA	13,597	13,185	412	3.0%	13,399	12,997	402	3.0%
Vermillion MiSA	7,598	7,375	223	2.9%	7,825	7,614	211	2.7%
Watertown MiSA	15,449	14,896	553	3.6%	15,519	14,996	523	3.4%
Yankton MiSA	11,711	11,377	334	2.9%	11,964	11,590	374	3.1%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,222	3,098	124	3.8%	3,071	2,899	172	5.6%
*Note:* 2020 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 wtih 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.