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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | September 2026 | September 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 80,432 | 79,070 | 1,362 | 1.7% | 82,293 | 80,765 | 1,528 | 1.9% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 174,967 | 172,047 | 2,920 | 1.7% | 180,032 | 176,841 | 3,191 | 1.8% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 21,439 | 21,094 | 345 | 1.6% | 22,254 | 21,865 | 389 | 1.7% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 19,652 | 19,369 | 283 | 1.4% | 20,038 | 19,694 | 344 | 1.7% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,733 | 8,590 | 143 | 1.6% | 8,957 | 8,793 | 164 | 1.8% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 13,824 | 13,610 | 214 | 1.5% | 14,320 | 14,079 | 241 | 1.7% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 10,851 | 10,686 | 165 | 1.5% | 11,207 | 11,029 | 178 | 1.6% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 15,698 | 15,439 | 259 | 1.6% | 15,707 | 15,418 | 289 | 1.8% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 8,179 | 8,054 | 125 | 1.5% | 8,406 | 8,257 | 149 | 1.8% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,496 | 16,245 | 251 | 1.5% | 16,690 | 16,402 | 288 | 1.7% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 11,980 | 11,778 | 202 | 1.7% | 12,228 | 12,011 | 217 | 1.8% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 2,954 | 2,878 | 76 | 2.6% | 3,031 | 2,907 | 124 | 4.1% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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