South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	August 2023				August 2022
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	81,713	80,132	1,581	1.9%	81,893	80,074	1,819	2.2%
Sioux Falls MSA	166,926	163,954	2,972	1.8%	163,799	160,669	3,130	1.9%
Aberdeen MiSA	22,036	21,597	439	2.0%	21,896	21,379	517	2.4%
Brookings MiSA	19,084	18,646	438	2.3%	18,721	18,261	460	2.5%
Huron MiSA	9,429	9,248	181	1.9%	9,322	9,126	196	2.1%
Mitchell MiSA	13,055	12,820	235	1.8%	12,878	12,603	275	2.1%
Pierre MiSA	13,029	12,827	202	1.6%	12,802	12,565	237	1.9%
Spearfish MiSA	14,705	14,429	276	1.9%	14,571	14,257	314	2.2%
Vermillion MiSA	6,951	6,775	176	2.5%	6,894	6,706	188	2.7%
Watertown MiSA	16,387	16,091	296	1.8%	15,957	15,617	340	2.1%
Yankton MiSA	11,927	11,705	222	1.9%	11,876	11,627	249	2.1%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,396	3,108	288	8.5%	3,283	3,014	269	8.2%
*Note:* 2023 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.