South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	May 2018				May 2017
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	74,715	72,447	2,268	3.0%	73,646	71,197	2,449	3.3%
Sioux Falls MSA	150,773	147,137	3,636	2.4%	148,216	144,266	3,950	2.7%
Aberdeen MiSA	23,210	22,583	627	2.7%	23,199	22,539	660	2.8%
Brookings MiSA	18,820	18,295	525	2.8%	18,750	18,125	625	3.3%
Huron MiSA	9,427	9,195	232	2.5%	9,380	9,124	256	2.7%
Mitchell MiSA	12,805	12,453	352	2.7%	12,831	12,468	363	2.8%
Pierre MiSA	12,772	12,469	303	2.4%	12,846	12,512	334	2.6%
Spearfish MiSA	13,124	12,742	382	2.9%	12,934	12,508	426	3.3%
Vermillion MiSA	6,904	6,692	212	3.1%	6,785	6,538	247	3.6%
Watertown MiSA	15,168	14,732	436	2.9%	15,164	14,685	479	3.2%
Yankton MiSA	11,745	11,437	308	2.6%	11,590	11,261	329	2.8%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,090	2,919	171	5.5%	3,173	2,966	207	6.5%
*Note:* 2018 data is preliminary and subject to revision. Data may not sum to totals because of rounding.
*Source:* Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Access historical labor force data. See the definition of labor force. See the definition of MSA. See the definition of MiSA. See the definition of LMA. See technical notes about labor force data.