South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Areas	July 2021				July 2020
Areas	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Aberdeen	15,026	14,593	433	2.9%	14,773	13,942	831	5.6%
Brandon	6,070	5,942	128	2.1%	5,724	5,488	236	4.1%
Brookings	12,612	12,225	387	3.1%	12,491	11,814	677	5.4%
Huron	6,777	6,611	166	2.4%	6,711	6,385	326	4.9%
Mitchell	8,881	8,662	219	2.5%	8,662	8,230	432	5.0%
Pierre	8,402	8,228	174	2.1%	8,105	7,823	282	3.5%
Rapid City	39,816	38,833	983	2.5%	38,733	36,502	2,231	5.8%
Sioux Falls	113,224	110,584	2,640	2.3%	107,609	102,143	5,466	5.1%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln	18,823	18,471	352	1.9%	17,760	17,061	699	3.9%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha	94,401	92,113	2,288	2.4%	89,849	85,082	4,767	5.3%
Spearfish	6,690	6,517	173	2.6%	6,435	6,061	374	5.8%
Vermillion	5,147	5,012	135	2.6%	5,071	4,752	319	6.3%
Watertown	12,281	11,891	390	3.2%	11,965	11,259	706	5.9%
Yankton	7,295	7,129	166	2.3%	7,302	6,865	437	6.0%
*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 technical notes about labor force data.