Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas June 2025   June 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 15,376 15,100 276 1.8% 15,441 15,150 291 1.9%
Brandon 6,386 6,279 107 1.7% 6,285 6,187 98 1.6%
Brookings 13,414 13,121 293 2.2% 13,368 13,078 290 2.2%
Huron 6,883 6,750 133 1.9% 6,852 6,728 124 1.8%
Mitchell 8,963 8,815 148 1.7% 8,887 8,731 156 1.8%
Pierre 7,632 7,522 110 1.4% 7,595 7,470 125 1.6%
Rapid City 42,652 41,877 775 1.8% 41,957 41,173 784 1.9%
Sioux Falls 122,795 120,581 2,214 1.8% 121,042 118,817 2,225 1.8%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 24,051 23,657 394 1.6% 23,731 23,326 405 1.7%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 98,744 96,924 1,820 1.8% 97,311 95,491 1,820 1.9%
Spearfish 7,645 7,519 126 1.6% 7,370 7,220 150 2.0%
Vermillion 6,113 5,957 156 2.6% 6,011 5,866 145 2.4%
Watertown 13,613 13,354 259 1.9% 13,468 13,232 236 1.8%
Yankton 8,530 8,358 172 2.0% 8,362 8,211 151 1.8%

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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