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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Area Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | January 2026 | January 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| Rapid City MSA | 79,519 | 77,641 | 1,878 | 2.4% | 79,209 | 77,639 | 1,570 | 2.0% | |
| Sioux Falls MSA* | 175,720 | 171,337 | 4,383 | 2.5% | 174,552 | 170,957 | 3,595 | 2.1% | |
| Aberdeen MiSA | 21,672 | 21,191 | 481 | 2.2% | 22,186 | 21,694 | 492 | 2.2% | |
| Brookings MiSA | 19,526 | 19,085 | 441 | 2.3% | 19,384 | 19,015 | 369 | 1.9% | |
| Huron MiSA | 8,758 | 8,576 | 182 | 2.1% | 8,908 | 8,743 | 165 | 1.9% | |
| Mitchell MiSA* | 14,062 | 13,725 | 337 | 2.4% | 14,470 | 14,206 | 264 | 1.8% | |
| Pierre MiSA* | 11,030 | 10,796 | 234 | 2.1% | 11,339 | 11,157 | 182 | 1.6% | |
| Spearfish MiSA | 15,055 | 14,748 | 307 | 2.0% | 15,194 | 14,921 | 273 | 1.8% | |
| Vermillion MiSA | 8,239 | 8,081 | 158 | 1.9% | 8,188 | 8,060 | 128 | 1.6% | |
| Watertown MiSA | 16,309 | 15,926 | 383 | 2.3% | 16,688 | 16,364 | 324 | 1.9% | |
| Yankton MiSA | 11,914 | 11,671 | 243 | 2.0% | 12,375 | 12,162 | 213 | 1.7% | |
| Dewey-Ziebach LMA | 3,020 | 2,921 | 99 | 3.3% | 3,128 | 3,038 | 90 | 2.9% | |
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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