South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	June 2020				June 2019
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	76,983	70,665	6,318	8.2%	77,299	74,748	2,551	3.3%
Sioux Falls MSA	160,887	150,064	10,823	6.7%	156,797	152,633	4,164	2.7%
Aberdeen MiSA	23,341	21,738	1,603	6.9%	23,076	22,378	698	3.0%
Brookings MiSA	19,025	17,688	1,337	7.0%	18,879	18,221	658	3.5%
Huron MiSA	9,950	9,363	587	5.9%	9,919	9,639	280	2.8%
Mitchell MiSA	13,140	12,294	846	6.4%	13,043	12,662	381	2.9%
Pierre MiSA	13,050	12,365	685	5.2%	13,065	12,733	332	2.5%
Spearfish MiSA	14,162	12,866	1,296	9.2%	13,694	13,264	430	3.1%
Vermillion MiSA	7,123	6,574	549	7.7%	7,017	6,755	262	3.7%
Watertown MiSA	15,949	14,770	1,179	7.4%	15,652	15,188	464	3.0%
Yankton MiSA	12,351	11,579	772	6.3%	12,213	11,877	336	2.8%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,141	2,820	321	10.2%	3,253	2,935	318	9.8%
*Note:* 2020 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.