Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas November 2025   November 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 15,133 14,822 311 2.1% 15,282 15,020 262 1.7%
Brandon 6,245 6,129 116 1.9% 6,248 6,167 81 1.3%
Brookings 14,034 13,708 326 2.3% 13,780 13,496 284 2.1%
Huron 6,580 6,440 140 2.1% 6,572 6,465 107 1.6%
Mitchell 8,966 8,797 169 1.9% 9,068 8,928 140 1.5%
Pierre 7,265 7,135 130 1.8% 7,452 7,346 106 1.4%
Rapid City 41,480 40,625 855 2.1% 41,263 40,558 705 1.7%
Sioux Falls 120,185 117,715 2,470 2.1% 120,382 118,420 1,962 1.6%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 23,555 23,108 447 1.9% 23,583 23,236 347 1.5%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 96,630 94,607 2,023 2.1% 96,799 95,184 1,615 1.7%
Spearfish 7,160 7,013 147 2.1% 7,147 7,027 120 1.7%
Vermillion 6,821 6,641 180 2.6% 6,682 6,538 144 2.2%
Watertown 13,302 13,032 270 2.0% 13,337 13,118 219 1.6%
Yankton 7,990 7,841 149 1.9% 8,204 8,082 122 1.5%

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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