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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas August 2026   August 2025
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 14,585 14,269 316 2.2% 15,023 14,696 327 2.2%
Brandon 6,146 6,034 112 1.8% 6,240 6,118 122 2.0%
Brookings 13,181 12,891 290 2.2% 13,406 13,082 324 2.4%
Huron 6,528 6,394 134 2.1% 6,694 6,535 159 2.4%
Mitchell 8,620 8,460 160 1.9% 8,872 8,699 173 1.9%
Pierre 7,183 7,051 132 1.8% 7,413 7,280 133 1.8%
Rapid City 41,999 41,129 870 2.1% 42,955 42,041 914 2.1%
Sioux Falls 121,563 118,827 2,736 2.3% 123,097 120,472 2,625 2.1%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 24,001 23,505 496 2.1% 24,319 23,839 480 2.0%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 97,562 95,322 2,240 2.3% 98,778 96,633 2,145 2.2%
Spearfish 7,473 7,331 142 1.9% 7,465 7,313 152 2.0%
Vermillion 5,954 5,824 130 2.2% 6,058 5,905 153 2.5%
Watertown 13,202 12,965 237 1.8% 13,318 13,030 288 2.2%
Yankton 7,977 7,812 165 2.1% 8,051 7,902 149 1.9%

Note: 2026 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
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