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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area | October 2024 | October 2023 | |||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
Rapid City MSA | 80,986 | 79,662 | 1,324 | 1.6% | 79,829 | 78,139 | 1,690 | 2.1% | |
Sioux Falls MSA | 166,533 | 164,106 | 2,427 | 1.5% | 165,515 | 162,498 | 3,017 | 1.8% | |
Aberdeen MiSA | 22,277 | 21,956 | 321 | 1.4% | 22,178 | 21,723 | 455 | 2.1% | |
Brookings MiSA | 20,116 | 19,827 | 289 | 1.4% | 19,716 | 19,311 | 405 | 2.1% | |
Huron MiSA | 9,550 | 9,424 | 126 | 1.3% | 9,232 | 9,060 | 172 | 1.9% | |
Mitchell MiSA | 13,091 | 12,911 | 180 | 1.4% | 12,916 | 12,701 | 215 | 1.7% | |
Pierre MiSA | 12,929 | 12,785 | 144 | 1.1% | 12,804 | 12,600 | 204 | 1.6% | |
Spearfish MiSA | 14,800 | 14,597 | 203 | 1.4% | 14,738 | 14,441 | 297 | 2.0% | |
Vermillion MiSA | 7,643 | 7,527 | 116 | 1.5% | 7,650 | 7,491 | 159 | 2.1% | |
Watertown MiSA | 16,558 | 16,323 | 235 | 1.4% | 16,232 | 15,952 | 280 | 1.7% | |
Yankton MiSA | 11,971 | 11,817 | 154 | 1.3% | 12,036 | 11,814 | 222 | 1.8% | |
Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,348 | 3,202 | 146 | 4.4% | 3,243 | 3,062 | 181 | 5.6% | |
Note: 2024 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 |