South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	February 2018				February 2017
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	73,486	70,440	3,046	4.1%	71,755	69,213	2,542	3.5%
Sioux Falls MSA	150,283	145,186	5,097	3.4%	147,976	143,766	4,210	2.8%
Aberdeen MiSA	23,230	22,404	826	3.6%	23,360	22,654	706	3.0%
Brookings MiSA	19,138	18,520	618	3.2%	19,515	18,963	552	2.8%
Huron MiSA	9,322	9,007	315	3.4%	9,366	9,077	289	3.1%
Mitchell MiSA	12,814	12,319	495	3.9%	13,011	12,609	402	3.1%
Pierre MiSA	12,658	12,206	452	3.6%	12,777	12,362	415	3.2%
Spearfish MiSA	12,965	12,497	468	3.6%	13,127	12,715	412	3.1%
Vermillion MiSA	7,671	7,432	239	3.1%	7,434	7,233	201	2.7%
Watertown MiSA	15,198	14,559	639	4.2%	15,228	14,647	581	3.8%
Yankton MiSA	11,589	11,178	411	3.5%	11,622	11,280	342	2.9%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,150	2,913	237	7.5%	3,186	3,000	186	5.8%
*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.