South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Area Labor Force

Area	July 2021				July 2020
Area	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Rapid City MSA	79,344	77,287	2,057	2.6%	76,908	72,609	4,299	5.6%
Sioux Falls MSA	164,943	161,356	3,587	2.2%	156,293	149,029	7,264	4.6%
Aberdeen MiSA	22,697	22,122	575	2.5%	22,161	21,126	1,035	4.7%
Brookings MiSA	17,966	17,425	541	3.0%	17,781	16,839	942	5.3%
Huron MiSA	9,440	9,214	226	2.4%	9,295	8,899	396	4.3%
Mitchell MiSA	12,908	12,595	313	2.4%	12,587	11,967	620	4.9%
Pierre MiSA	13,166	12,898	268	2.0%	12,664	12,257	407	3.2%
Spearfish MiSA	14,261	13,906	355	2.5%	13,801	12,933	868	6.3%
Vermillion MiSA	6,712	6,546	166	2.5%	6,587	6,206	381	5.8%
Watertown MiSA	15,716	15,260	456	2.9%	15,297	14,449	848	5.5%
Yankton MiSA	11,796	11,535	261	2.2%	11,744	11,108	636	5.4%
Dewey-Ziebach LMA	3,388	3,061	327	9.7%	3,212	2,821	391	12.2%
*Note:* 2021 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, 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.