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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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