South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	January 2023				January 2022
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	77,193	75,693	1,500	1.9%	75,662	73,649	2,013	2.7%
Sioux Falls MSA	161,165	158,113	3,052	1.9%	159,906	155,894	4,012	2.5%
Aberdeen MiSA	21,624	21,161	463	2.1%	22,376	21,730	646	2.9%
Brookings MiSA	18,844	18,465	379	2.0%	18,440	17,925	515	2.8%
Huron MiSA	9,199	9,028	171	1.9%	9,150	8,898	252	2.8%
Mitchell MiSA	12,723	12,461	262	2.1%	12,599	12,256	343	2.7%
Pierre MiSA	12,414	12,195	219	1.8%	12,510	12,194	316	2.5%
Spearfish MiSA	13,792	13,551	241	1.7%	13,625	13,321	304	2.2%
Vermillion MiSA	7,458	7,317	141	1.9%	7,585	7,403	182	2.4%
Watertown MiSA	15,836	15,517	319	2.0%	15,879	15,407	472	3.0%
Yankton MiSA	11,565	11,375	190	1.6%	11,621	11,369	252	2.2%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,188	3,071	117	3.7%	3,171	3,033	138	4.4%
*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.