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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | June 2026 | June 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 82,217 | 80,596 | 1,621 | 2.0% | 83,724 | 82,071 | 1,653 | 2.0% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 179,623 | 176,137 | 3,486 | 1.9% | 181,063 | 177,633 | 3,430 | 1.9% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 21,924 | 21,512 | 412 | 1.9% | 22,356 | 21,931 | 425 | 1.9% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 19,490 | 19,108 | 382 | 2.0% | 19,752 | 19,337 | 415 | 2.1% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,955 | 8,785 | 170 | 1.9% | 9,184 | 9,008 | 176 | 1.9% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 13,991 | 13,734 | 257 | 1.8% | 14,500 | 14,234 | 266 | 1.8% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 11,176 | 10,988 | 188 | 1.7% | 11,326 | 11,157 | 169 | 1.5% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 16,059 | 15,759 | 300 | 1.9% | 15,954 | 15,641 | 313 | 2.0% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 7,551 | 7,378 | 173 | 2.3% | 7,630 | 7,434 | 196 | 2.6% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,677 | 16,374 | 303 | 1.8% | 16,825 | 16,500 | 325 | 1.9% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 12,221 | 11,985 | 236 | 1.9% | 12,432 | 12,179 | 253 | 2.0% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,028 | 2,869 | 159 | 5.3% | 3,111 | 2,914 | 197 | 6.3% | |
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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