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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area June 2025   June 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 500,221 490,577 9,644 1.9% 495,882 486,228 9,654 1.9%
Aurora County 1,495 1,470 25 1.7% 1,545 1,518 27 1.7%
Beadle County 9,328 9,162 166 1.8% 9,294 9,132 162 1.7%
Bennett County 1,312 1,277 35 2.7% 1,316 1,268 48 3.6%
Bon Homme County 2,756 2,696 60 2.2% 2,729 2,673 56 2.1%
Brookings County 19,557 19,161 396 2.0% 19,495 19,098 397 2.0%
Brown County 20,579 20,209 370 1.8% 20,646 20,276 370 1.8%
Brule County 3,144 3,098 46 1.5% 3,199 3,144 55 1.7%
Buffalo County 651 615 36 5.5% 664 627 37 5.6%
Butte County 5,638 5,541 97 1.7% 5,703 5,605 98 1.7%
Campbell County 697 669 28 4.0% 723 703 20 2.8%
Charles Mix County 4,346 4,257 89 2.0% 4,354 4,268 86 2.0%
Clark County 1,872 1,837 35 1.9% 1,889 1,855 34 1.8%
Clay County 7,808 7,620 188 2.4% 7,676 7,504 172 2.2%
Codington County 17,063 16,753 310 1.8% 16,884 16,600 284 1.7%
Corson County 1,140 1,070 70 6.1% 1,156 1,105 51 4.4%
Custer County 4,606 4,513 93 2.0% 4,578 4,480 98 2.1%
Davison County 11,270 11,079 191 1.7% 11,167 10,974 193 1.7%
Day County 2,918 2,859 59 2.0% 2,858 2,809 49 1.7%
Deuel County 2,613 2,567 46 1.8% 2,637 2,593 44 1.7%
Dewey County 2,295 2,145 150 6.5% 2,302 2,135 167 7.3%
Douglas County 1,414 1,393 21 1.5% 1,440 1,413 27 1.9%
Edmunds County 1,968 1,935 33 1.7% 1,970 1,932 38 1.9%
Fall River County 3,498 3,413 85 2.4% 3,459 3,375 84 2.4%
Faulk County 1,088 1,072 16 1.5% 1,128 1,108 20 1.8%
Grant County 4,151 4,056 95 2.3% 4,156 4,070 86 2.1%
Gregory County 2,065 2,027 38 1.8% 2,067 2,035 32 1.5%
Haakon County 907 891 16 1.8% 941 921 20 2.1%
Hamlin County 3,794 3,740 54 1.4% 3,713 3,651 62 1.7%
Hand County 1,855 1,825 30 1.6% 1,912 1,887 25 1.3%
Hanson County 1,804 1,768 36 2.0% 1,737 1,698 39 2.2%
Harding County 796 787 9 1.1% 838 825 13 1.6%
Hughes County 9,728 9,593 135 1.4% 9,683 9,527 156 1.6%
Hutchinson County 4,098 4,033 65 1.6% 4,110 4,038 72 1.8%
Hyde County 697 688 9 1.3% 697 679 18 2.6%
Jackson County 933 911 22 2.4% 943 913 30 3.2%
Jerauld County 909 895 14 1.5% 905 888 17 1.9%
Jones County 465 457 8 1.7% 430 417 13 3.0%
Kingsbury County 2,640 2,591 49 1.9% 2,677 2,629 48 1.8%
Lake County 6,677 6,561 116 1.7% 6,731 6,614 117 1.7%
Lawrence County 16,510 16,219 291 1.8% 15,868 15,574 294 1.9%
Lincoln County 43,487 42,761 726 1.7% 42,877 42,164 713 1.7%
Lyman County 1,710 1,672 38 2.2% 1,748 1,704 44 2.5%
Marshall County 2,533 2,492 41 1.6% 2,559 2,520 39 1.5%
McCook County 3,160 3,105 55 1.7% 3,150 3,099 51 1.6%
McPherson County 1,146 1,122 24 2.1% 1,171 1,150 21 1.8%
Meade County 16,886 16,566 320 1.9% 16,648 16,343 305 1.8%
Mellette County 726 707 19 2.6% 742 722 20 2.7%
Miner County 1,147 1,126 21 1.8% 1,176 1,145 31 2.6%
Minnehaha County 122,100 119,902 2,198 1.8% 120,311 118,130 2,181 1.8%
Moody County 3,488 3,393 95 2.7% 3,502 3,412 90 2.6%
Oglala Lakota County 3,873 3,644 229 5.9% 3,831 3,581 250 6.5%
Pennington County 62,042 60,895 1,147 1.8% 61,031 59,870 1,161 1.9%
Perkins County 1,631 1,604 27 1.7% 1,642 1,618 24 1.5%
Potter County 1,259 1,234 25 2.0% 1,293 1,265 28 2.2%
Roberts County 4,744 4,614 130 2.7% 4,846 4,725 121 2.5%
Sanborn County 1,463 1,438 25 1.7% 1,523 1,496 27 1.8%
Spink County 3,121 3,066 55 1.8% 3,242 3,174 68 2.1%
Stanley County 1,915 1,888 27 1.4% 1,887 1,860 27 1.4%
Sully County 851 837 14 1.6% 869 855 14 1.6%
Todd County 2,302 2,164 138 6.0% 2,269 2,154 115 5.1%
Tripp County 3,074 3,033 41 1.3% 3,051 3,005 46 1.5%
Turner County 4,942 4,858 84 1.7% 4,936 4,849 87 1.8%
Union County 9,161 8,970 191 2.1% 9,207 9,006 201 2.2%
Walworth County 2,481 2,426 55 2.2% 2,467 2,407 60 2.4%
Yankton County 12,930 12,682 248 1.9% 12,682 12,460 222 1.8%
Ziebach County 962 927 35 3.6% 998 947 51 5.1%
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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