South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Areas	August 2023				August 2022
Areas	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Rate
Aberdeen	14,497	14,203	294	2.0%	14,443	14,094	349	2.4%
Brandon	6,061	5,966	95	1.6%	5,982	5,854	128	2.1%
Brookings	13,427	13,094	333	2.5%	13,177	12,824	353	2.7%
Huron	6,759	6,634	125	1.8%	6,690	6,547	143	2.1%
Mitchell	8,939	8,777	162	1.8%	8,836	8,648	188	2.1%
Pierre	8,221	8,097	124	1.5%	8,124	7,975	149	1.8%
Rapid City	41,057	40,246	811	2.0%	41,237	40,304	933	2.3%
Sioux Falls	114,548	112,448	2,100	1.8%	112,495	110,309	2,186	1.9%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln	19,234	18,927	307	1.6%	18,896	18,548	348	1.8%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha	95,314	93,521	1,793	1.9%	93,599	91,761	1,838	2.0%
Spearfish	6,877	6,747	130	1.9%	6,808	6,666	142	2.1%
Vermillion	5,324	5,177	147	2.8%	5,281	5,124	157	3.0%
Watertown	12,775	12,533	242	1.9%	12,432	12,163	269	2.2%
Yankton	7,392	7,240	152	2.1%	7,354	7,191	163	2.2%
*Note:* 2023 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.