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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | August 2026 | August 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 81,890 | 80,189 | 1,701 | 2.1% | 83,772 | 81,989 | 1,783 | 2.1% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 177,228 | 173,356 | 3,872 | 2.2% | 179,723 | 175,908 | 3,815 | 2.1% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 21,379 | 20,947 | 432 | 2.0% | 22,061 | 21,598 | 463 | 2.1% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 19,228 | 18,836 | 392 | 2.0% | 19,572 | 19,115 | 457 | 2.3% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,850 | 8,681 | 169 | 1.9% | 9,070 | 8,873 | 197 | 2.2% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 13,909 | 13,634 | 275 | 2.0% | 14,312 | 14,037 | 275 | 1.9% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 10,986 | 10,792 | 194 | 1.8% | 11,311 | 11,114 | 197 | 1.7% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 15,924 | 15,629 | 295 | 1.9% | 15,937 | 15,591 | 346 | 2.2% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 7,601 | 7,444 | 157 | 2.1% | 7,740 | 7,547 | 193 | 2.5% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,552 | 16,254 | 298 | 1.8% | 16,669 | 16,335 | 334 | 2.0% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 12,055 | 11,820 | 235 | 1.9% | 12,204 | 11,956 | 248 | 2.0% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 2,955 | 2,821 | 134 | 4.5% | 3,179 | 2,994 | 185 | 5.8% | |
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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