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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area | August 2025 | August 2024 | |||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
Rapid City MSA | 83,176 | 81,391 | 1,785 | 2.1% | 82,872 | 81,309 | 1,563 | 1.9% | |
Sioux Falls MSA* | 176,989 | 173,175 | 3,814 | 2.2% | 175,911 | 172,737 | 3,174 | 1.8% | |
Aberdeen MiSA | 22,099 | 21,629 | 470 | 2.1% | 22,334 | 21,928 | 406 | 1.8% | |
Brookings MiSA | 19,294 | 18,835 | 459 | 2.4% | 19,105 | 18,695 | 410 | 2.1% | |
Huron MiSA | 9,166 | 8,970 | 196 | 2.1% | 9,112 | 8,956 | 156 | 1.7% | |
Mitchell MiSA* | 14,444 | 14,170 | 274 | 1.9% | 14,446 | 14,190 | 256 | 1.8% | |
Pierre MiSA* | 11,462 | 11,262 | 200 | 1.7% | 11,435 | 11,252 | 183 | 1.6% | |
Spearfish MiSA | 16,203 | 15,865 | 338 | 2.1% | 15,739 | 15,446 | 293 | 1.9% | |
Vermillion MiSA | 7,859 | 7,665 | 194 | 2.5% | 7,735 | 7,550 | 185 | 2.4% | |
Watertown MiSA | 16,732 | 16,398 | 334 | 2.0% | 16,652 | 16,370 | 282 | 1.7% | |
Yankton MiSA | 12,523 | 12,268 | 255 | 2.0% | 12,466 | 12,251 | 215 | 1.7% | |
Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,165 | 2,984 | 181 | 5.7% | 3,210 | 3,038 | 172 | 5.4% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |