Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota City Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Areas August 2023   August 2022
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 14,497 14,203 294 2.0% 14,443 14,094 349 2.4%
Brandon 6,061 5,966 95 1.6% 5,982 5,854 128 2.1%
Brookings 13,427 13,094 333 2.5% 13,177 12,824 353 2.7%
Huron 6,759 6,634 125 1.8% 6,690 6,547 143 2.1%
Mitchell 8,939 8,777 162 1.8% 8,836 8,648 188 2.1%
Pierre 8,221 8,097 124 1.5% 8,124 7,975 149 1.8%
Rapid City 41,057 40,246 811 2.0% 41,237 40,304 933 2.3%
Sioux Falls 114,548 112,448 2,100 1.8% 112,495 110,309 2,186 1.9%
Sioux Falls - Lincoln 19,234 18,927 307 1.6% 18,896 18,548 348 1.8%
Sioux Falls - Minnehaha 95,314 93,521 1,793 1.9% 93,599 91,761 1,838 2.0%
Spearfish 6,877 6,747 130 1.9% 6,808 6,666 142 2.1%
Vermillion 5,324 5,177 147 2.8% 5,281 5,124 157 3.0%
Watertown 12,775 12,533 242 1.9% 12,432 12,163 269 2.2%
Yankton 7,392 7,240 152 2.1% 7,354 7,191 163 2.2%
Note: 2023 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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