Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas January 2026   January 2025
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 14,774 14,437 337 2.3% 15,113 14,793 320 2.1%
Brandon 6,075 5,970 105 1.7% 6,181 6,091 90 1.5%
Brookings 13,359 13,062 297 2.2% 13,284 13,021 263 2.0%
Huron 6,457 6,316 141 2.2% 6,567 6,442 125 1.9%
Mitchell 8,716 8,512 204 2.3% 8,939 8,789 150 1.7%
Pierre 7,264 7,104 160 2.2% 7,469 7,354 115 1.5%
Rapid City 40,669 39,801 868 2.1% 40,302 39,595 707 1.8%
Sioux Falls 120,607 117,553 3,054 2.5% 119,537 116,998 2,539 2.1%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 23,727 23,253 474 2.0% 23,325 22,978 347 1.5%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 96,880 94,300 2,580 2.7% 96,212 94,020 2,192 2.3%
Spearfish 7,048 6,918 130 1.8% 7,018 6,917 101 1.4%
Vermillion 6,447 6,322 125 1.9% 6,406 6,301 105 1.6%
Watertown 13,021 12,703 318 2.4% 13,319 13,044 275 2.1%
Yankton 7,875 7,714 161 2.0% 8,162 8,015 147 1.8%

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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