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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | April 2026 | April 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 80,090 | 78,730 | 1,360 | 1.7% | 79,516 | 77,948 | 1,568 | 2.0% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 177,050 | 173,991 | 3,059 | 1.7% | 178,330 | 174,942 | 3,388 | 1.9% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 21,981 | 21,605 | 376 | 1.7% | 22,174 | 21,709 | 465 | 2.1% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 20,234 | 19,891 | 343 | 1.7% | 20,230 | 19,820 | 410 | 2.0% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,805 | 8,674 | 131 | 1.5% | 8,963 | 8,792 | 171 | 1.9% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 13,964 | 13,744 | 220 | 1.6% | 14,318 | 14,064 | 254 | 1.8% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 10,990 | 10,841 | 149 | 1.4% | 11,203 | 11,031 | 172 | 1.5% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 15,573 | 15,335 | 238 | 1.5% | 15,609 | 15,324 | 285 | 1.8% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 8,548 | 8,395 | 153 | 1.8% | 8,612 | 8,439 | 173 | 2.0% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,559 | 16,291 | 268 | 1.6% | 16,501 | 16,181 | 320 | 1.9% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 12,085 | 11,905 | 180 | 1.5% | 12,433 | 12,218 | 215 | 1.7% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,043 | 2,953 | 90 | 3.0% | 3,122 | 3,026 | 96 | 3.1% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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