South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	December 2018				December 2017
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	74,587	72,252	2,335	3.1%	72,653	69,959	2,694	3.7%
Sioux Falls MSA	152,386	148,590	3,796	2.5%	149,739	145,340	4,399	2.9%
Aberdeen MiSA	22,928	22,262	666	2.9%	23,105	22,345	760	3.3%
Brookings MiSA	19,292	18,725	567	2.9%	19,017	18,400	617	3.2%
Huron MiSA	9,504	9,248	256	2.7%	9,275	9,008	267	2.9%
Mitchell MiSA	12,627	12,232	395	3.1%	12,822	12,376	446	3.5%
Pierre MiSA	12,405	12,097	308	2.5%	12,693	12,308	385	3.0%
Spearfish MiSA	12,900	12,515	385	3.0%	12,814	12,367	447	3.5%
Vermillion MiSA	7,376	7,145	231	3.1%	7,195	6,959	236	3.3%
Watertown MiSA	15,182	14,694	488	3.2%	15,139	14,589	550	3.6%
Yankton MiSA	11,756	11,459	297	2.5%	11,467	11,117	350	3.1%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,093	2,910	183	5.9%	3,173	2,932	241	7.6%
*Note:* 2018 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. Produced 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.