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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area | July 2025 | July 2024 | |||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
Rapid City MSA | 83,948 | 82,524 | 1,424 | 1.7% | 82,975 | 81,624 | 1,351 | 1.6% | |
Sioux Falls MSA* | 179,895 | 176,797 | 3,098 | 1.7% | 178,486 | 175,668 | 2,818 | 1.6% | |
Aberdeen MiSA | 22,199 | 21,815 | 384 | 1.7% | 22,660 | 22,325 | 335 | 1.5% | |
Brookings MiSA | 19,280 | 18,882 | 398 | 2.1% | 19,103 | 18,783 | 320 | 1.7% | |
Huron MiSA | 9,148 | 8,991 | 157 | 1.7% | 9,141 | 9,008 | 133 | 1.5% | |
Mitchell MiSA* | 14,362 | 14,141 | 221 | 1.5% | 14,399 | 14,178 | 221 | 1.5% | |
Pierre MiSA* | 11,497 | 11,348 | 149 | 1.3% | 11,568 | 11,419 | 149 | 1.3% | |
Spearfish MiSA | 16,308 | 16,049 | 259 | 1.6% | 16,016 | 15,766 | 250 | 1.6% | |
Vermillion MiSA | 7,750 | 7,574 | 176 | 2.3% | 7,577 | 7,452 | 125 | 1.6% | |
Watertown MiSA | 16,786 | 16,511 | 275 | 1.6% | 16,952 | 16,705 | 247 | 1.5% | |
Yankton MiSA | 12,677 | 12,454 | 223 | 1.8% | 12,688 | 12,508 | 180 | 1.4% | |
Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,201 | 2,899 | 302 | 9.4% | 3,261 | 2,941 | 320 | 9.8% | |
Notes: Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |