Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas March 2026   March 2025
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 14,970 14,663 307 2.1% 15,335 15,056 279 1.8%
Brandon 6,051 5,940 111 1.8% 6,192 6,103 89 1.4%
Brookings 13,764 13,487 277 2.0% 13,794 13,586 208 1.5%
Huron 6,501 6,377 124 1.9% 6,728 6,613 115 1.7%
Mitchell 8,598 8,432 166 1.9% 8,837 8,688 149 1.7%
Pierre 7,220 7,099 121 1.7% 7,459 7,362 97 1.3%
Rapid City 40,255 39,524 731 1.8% 40,271 39,659 612 1.5%
Sioux Falls 119,796 117,020 2,776 2.3% 119,512 117,262 2,250 1.9%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 23,615 23,184 431 1.8% 23,366 23,057 309 1.3%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 96,181 93,836 2,345 2.4% 96,146 94,205 1,941 2.0%
Spearfish 7,228 7,127 101 1.4% 7,264 7,195 69 0.9%
Vermillion 6,643 6,540 103 1.6% 6,763 6,686 77 1.1%
Watertown 13,215 12,935 280 2.1% 13,421 13,179 242 1.8%
Yankton 7,911 7,775 136 1.7% 8,285 8,153 132 1.6%

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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