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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area | May 2025 | May 2024 | |||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
Rapid City MSA | 81,989 | 80,462 | 1,527 | 1.9% | 80,059 | 78,633 | 1,426 | 1.8% | |
Sioux Falls MSA* | 177,797 | 174,735 | 3,062 | 1.7% | 175,444 | 172,621 | 2,823 | 1.6% | |
Aberdeen MiSA | 22,562 | 22,152 | 410 | 1.8% | 22,522 | 22,151 | 371 | 1.6% | |
Brookings MiSA | 19,926 | 19,532 | 394 | 2.0% | 19,553 | 19,231 | 322 | 1.6% | |
Huron MiSA | 9,172 | 9,002 | 170 | 1.9% | 8,994 | 8,848 | 146 | 1.6% | |
Mitchell MiSA* | 14,463 | 14,216 | 247 | 1.7% | 14,309 | 14,081 | 228 | 1.6% | |
Pierre MiSA* | 11,569 | 11,392 | 177 | 1.5% | 11,451 | 11,286 | 165 | 1.4% | |
Spearfish MiSA | 16,177 | 15,887 | 290 | 1.8% | 15,449 | 15,186 | 263 | 1.7% | |
Vermillion MiSA | 8,003 | 7,821 | 182 | 2.3% | 7,761 | 7,625 | 136 | 1.8% | |
Watertown MiSA | 16,909 | 16,624 | 285 | 1.7% | 16,576 | 16,329 | 247 | 1.5% | |
Yankton MiSA | 12,826 | 12,610 | 216 | 1.7% | 12,495 | 12,301 | 194 | 1.6% | |
Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,149 | 3,064 | 85 | 2.7% | 3,144 | 3,054 | 90 | 2.9% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |