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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Area February 2024   February 2023
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 476,683 463,838 12,845 2.7% 473,329 462,016 11,313 2.4%
Aurora County 1,496 1,465 31 2.1% 1,532 1,502 30 2.0%
Beadle County 9,155 8,911 244 2.7% 9,279 9,063 216 2.3%
Bennett County 1,079 1,030 49 4.5% 1,089 1,051 38 3.5%
Bon Homme County 2,871 2,793 78 2.7% 2,888 2,812 76 2.6%
Brookings County 19,544 19,030 514 2.6% 19,458 19,013 445 2.3%
Brown County 19,916 19,348 568 2.9% 19,850 19,346 504 2.5%
Brule County 2,576 2,521 55 2.1% 2,641 2,584 57 2.2%
Buffalo County 694 662 32 4.6% 724 689 35 4.8%
Butte County 5,290 5,157 133 2.5% 5,007 4,889 118 2.4%
Campbell County 786 764 22 2.8% 787 766 21 2.7%
Charles Mix County 3,895 3,780 115 3.0% 3,815 3,715 100 2.6%
Clark County 2,322 2,263 59 2.5% 2,003 1,941 62 3.1%
Clay County 7,662 7,467 195 2.5% 7,743 7,570 173 2.2%
Codington County 16,151 15,723 428 2.6% 15,904 15,518 386 2.4%
Corson County 1,327 1,281 46 3.5% 1,332 1,297 35 2.6%
Custer County 4,271 4,124 147 3.4% 4,302 4,165 137 3.2%
Davison County 10,978 10,712 266 2.4% 10,997 10,743 254 2.3%
Day County 2,634 2,548 86 3.3% 2,690 2,583 107 4.0%
Deuel County 2,276 2,180 96 4.2% 2,265 2,165 100 4.4%
Dewey County 2,275 2,179 96 4.2% 2,299 2,208 91 4.0%
Douglas County 1,504 1,463 41 2.7% 1,555 1,512 43 2.8%
Edmunds County 2,033 1,982 51 2.5% 2,044 1,994 50 2.4%
Fall River County 2,952 2,832 120 4.1% 2,990 2,895 95 3.2%
Faulk County 1,119 1,094 25 2.2% 1,123 1,100 23 2.0%
Grant County 4,486 4,301 185 4.1% 4,444 4,266 178 4.0%
Gregory County 2,113 2,058 55 2.6% 2,145 2,095 50 2.3%
Haakon County 1,097 1,075 22 2.0% 1,124 1,098 26 2.3%
Hamlin County 3,707 3,617 90 2.4% 3,631 3,538 93 2.6%
Hand County 1,865 1,824 41 2.2% 1,833 1,798 35 1.9%
Hanson County 1,818 1,750 68 3.7% 1,819 1,761 58 3.2%
Harding County 749 734 15 2.0% 811 795 16 2.0%
Hughes County 9,830 9,604 226 2.3% 9,655 9,446 209 2.2%
Hutchinson County 3,740 3,620 120 3.2% 3,690 3,579 111 3.0%
Hyde County 668 651 17 2.5% 670 658 12 1.8%
Jackson County 1,213 1,161 52 4.3% 1,197 1,146 51 4.3%
Jerauld County 1,192 1,172 20 1.7% 1,295 1,274 21 1.6%
Jones County 503 478 25 5.0% 498 484 14 2.8%
Kingsbury County 2,740 2,664 76 2.8% 2,761 2,693 68 2.5%
Lake County 6,721 6,559 162 2.4% 6,773 6,621 152 2.2%
Lawrence County 14,436 14,076 360 2.5% 13,917 13,604 313 2.2%
Lincoln County 37,729 36,881 848 2.2% 37,504 36,751 753 2.0%
Lyman County 1,667 1,608 59 3.5% 1,672 1,615 57 3.4%
Marshall County 2,464 2,372 92 3.7% 2,515 2,436 79 3.1%
McCook County 3,186 3,110 76 2.4% 3,187 3,115 72 2.3%
McPherson County 1,012 980 32 3.2% 1,015 986 29 2.9%
Meade County 14,363 13,978 385 2.7% 14,441 14,065 376 2.6%
Mellette County 779 752 27 3.5% 785 760 25 3.2%
Miner County 1,328 1,285 43 3.2% 1,279 1,250 29 2.3%
Minnehaha County 117,197 114,170 3,027 2.6% 116,502 113,729 2,773 2.4%
Moody County 4,046 3,950 96 2.4% 4,023 3,933 90 2.2%
Oglala Lakota County 3,441 3,222 219 6.4% 3,708 3,539 169 4.6%
Pennington County 58,930 57,446 1,484 2.5% 59,087 57,747 1,340 2.3%
Perkins County 1,446 1,411 35 2.4% 1,482 1,445 37 2.5%
Potter County 1,034 1,001 33 3.2% 1,053 1,002 51 4.8%
Roberts County 4,782 4,582 200 4.2% 4,593 4,420 173 3.8%
Sanborn County 1,247 1,215 32 2.6% 1,257 1,226 31 2.5%
Spink County 3,032 2,928 104 3.4% 3,087 2,990 97 3.1%
Stanley County 1,956 1,903 53 2.7% 1,933 1,884 49 2.5%
Sully County 848 832 16 1.9% 845 832 13 1.5%
Todd County 3,025 2,914 111 3.7% 2,995 2,890 105 3.5%
Tripp County 3,098 3,031 67 2.2% 3,175 3,114 61 1.9%
Turner County 4,869 4,738 131 2.7% 4,876 4,751 125 2.6%
Union County 8,621 8,383 238 2.8% 8,722 8,517 205 2.4%
Walworth County 2,039 1,949 90 4.4% 2,072 1,981 91 4.4%
Yankton County 11,890 11,611 279 2.3% 11,610 11,349 261 2.2%
Ziebach County 970 932 38 3.9% 980 945 35 3.6%
Note: 2024 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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