Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas September 2025   September 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 15,109 14,843 266 1.8% 15,211 15,005 206 1.4%
Brandon 6,306 6,196 110 1.7% 6,279 6,197 82 1.3%
Brookings 13,571 13,333 238 1.8% 13,538 13,330 208 1.5%
Huron 6,671 6,542 129 1.9% 6,605 6,510 95 1.4%
Mitchell 8,930 8,781 149 1.7% 8,960 8,846 114 1.3%
Pierre 7,469 7,349 120 1.6% 7,485 7,389 96 1.3%
Rapid City 42,007 41,226 781 1.9% 41,286 40,684 602 1.5%
Sioux Falls 121,144 118,986 2,158 1.8% 120,680 119,017 1,663 1.4%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 23,752 23,352 400 1.7% 23,664 23,363 301 1.3%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 97,392 95,634 1,758 1.8% 97,016 95,654 1,362 1.4%
Spearfish 7,447 7,322 125 1.7% 7,247 7,149 98 1.4%
Vermillion 6,648 6,533 115 1.7% 6,527 6,425 102 1.6%
Watertown 13,369 13,129 240 1.8% 13,340 13,163 177 1.3%
Yankton 8,235 8,098 137 1.7% 8,268 8,161 107 1.3%

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
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