South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Areas	February 2025				February 2024
Areas	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Aberdeen	15,270	14,926	344	2.3%	14,436	14,014	422	2.9%
Brandon	6,210	6,112	98	1.6%	5,902	5,789	113	1.9%
Brookings	13,755	13,468	287	2.1%	13,735	13,370	365	2.7%
Huron	6,620	6,480	140	2.1%	6,582	6,395	187	2.8%
Mitchell	8,947	8,774	173	1.9%	8,725	8,517	208	2.4%
Pierre	7,499	7,372	127	1.7%	7,925	7,752	173	2.2%
Rapid City	40,525	39,753	772	1.9%	38,759	37,782	977	2.5%
Sioux Falls	119,898	117,397	2,501	2.1%	112,005	109,107	2,898	2.6%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln	23,435	23,060	375	1.6%	18,776	18,376	400	2.1%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha	96,463	94,337	2,126	2.2%	93,229	90,731	2,498	2.7%
Spearfish	7,103	6,981	122	1.7%	6,736	6,582	154	2.3%
Vermillion	6,696	6,565	131	2.0%	5,866	5,708	158	2.7%
Watertown	13,384	13,102	282	2.1%	12,605	12,251	354	2.8%
Yankton	8,229	8,076	153	1.9%	7,370	7,185	185	2.5%
*Note:* 2025 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 technical notes about labor force data.