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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area May 2025   May 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 495,066 486,026 9,040 1.8% 488,579 480,162 8,417 1.7%
Aurora County 1,466 1,444 22 1.5% 1,494 1,467 27 1.8%
Beadle County 9,172 9,002 170 1.9% 8,994 8,848 146 1.6%
Bennett County 1,310 1,276 34 2.6% 1,301 1,259 42 3.2%
Bon Homme County 2,705 2,649 56 2.1% 2,695 2,642 53 2.0%
Brookings County 19,926 19,532 394 2.0% 19,553 19,231 322 1.6%
Brown County 20,619 20,246 373 1.8% 20,581 20,247 334 1.6%
Brule County 3,072 3,029 43 1.4% 3,096 3,052 44 1.4%
Buffalo County 635 611 24 3.8% 652 632 20 3.1%
Butte County 5,505 5,411 94 1.7% 5,512 5,425 87 1.6%
Campbell County 682 660 22 3.2% 711 696 15 2.1%
Charles Mix County 4,200 4,121 79 1.9% 4,177 4,103 74 1.8%
Clark County 1,823 1,789 34 1.9% 1,831 1,799 32 1.7%
Clay County 8,003 7,821 182 2.3% 7,761 7,625 136 1.8%
Codington County 16,909 16,624 285 1.7% 16,576 16,329 247 1.5%
Corson County 1,107 1,074 33 3.0% 1,140 1,108 32 2.8%
Custer County 4,507 4,416 91 2.0% 4,432 4,341 91 2.1%
Davison County 11,237 11,041 196 1.7% 11,120 10,946 174 1.6%
Day County 2,868 2,812 56 2.0% 2,819 2,774 45 1.6%
Deuel County 2,543 2,499 44 1.7% 2,544 2,505 39 1.5%
Dewey County 2,187 2,126 61 2.8% 2,172 2,109 63 2.9%
Douglas County 1,379 1,356 23 1.7% 1,388 1,361 27 1.9%
Edmunds County 1,943 1,906 37 1.9% 1,941 1,904 37 1.9%
Fall River County 3,374 3,299 75 2.2% 3,307 3,225 82 2.5%
Faulk County 1,050 1,034 16 1.5% 1,071 1,054 17 1.6%
Grant County 4,099 4,017 82 2.0% 4,129 4,053 76 1.8%
Gregory County 2,012 1,974 38 1.9% 1,994 1,960 34 1.7%
Haakon County 881 865 16 1.8% 884 870 14 1.6%
Hamlin County 3,727 3,667 60 1.6% 3,612 3,564 48 1.3%
Hand County 1,840 1,811 29 1.6% 1,857 1,832 25 1.3%
Hanson County 1,797 1,766 31 1.7% 1,733 1,699 34 2.0%
Harding County 773 762 11 1.4% 803 790 13 1.6%
Hughes County 9,683 9,535 148 1.5% 9,595 9,457 138 1.4%
Hutchinson County 4,037 3,975 62 1.5% 4,014 3,945 69 1.7%
Hyde County 692 681 11 1.6% 678 660 18 2.7%
Jackson County 900 876 24 2.7% 909 881 28 3.1%
Jerauld County 887 873 14 1.6% 889 872 17 1.9%
Jones County 426 418 8 1.9% 400 385 15 3.8%
Kingsbury County 2,590 2,542 48 1.9% 2,589 2,544 45 1.7%
Lake County 6,717 6,603 114 1.7% 6,719 6,616 103 1.5%
Lawrence County 16,177 15,887 290 1.8% 15,449 15,186 263 1.7%
Lincoln County 43,194 42,482 712 1.6% 42,605 41,967 638 1.5%
Lyman County 1,682 1,648 34 2.0% 1,717 1,685 32 1.9%
Marshall County 2,479 2,436 43 1.7% 2,506 2,467 39 1.6%
McCook County 3,123 3,071 52 1.7% 3,107 3,059 48 1.5%
McPherson County 1,116 1,092 24 2.2% 1,130 1,108 22 1.9%
Meade County 16,579 16,270 309 1.9% 16,196 15,929 267 1.6%
Mellette County 723 704 19 2.6% 723 706 17 2.4%
Miner County 1,145 1,121 24 2.1% 1,167 1,136 31 2.7%
Minnehaha County 121,236 119,152 2,084 1.7% 119,608 117,646 1,962 1.6%
Moody County 3,412 3,350 62 1.8% 3,426 3,370 56 1.6%
Oglala Lakota County 3,819 3,680 139 3.6% 3,803 3,627 176 4.6%
Pennington County 60,903 59,776 1,127 1.9% 59,431 58,363 1,068 1.8%
Perkins County 1,590 1,564 26 1.6% 1,565 1,543 22 1.4%
Potter County 1,206 1,185 21 1.7% 1,229 1,205 24 2.0%
Roberts County 4,659 4,548 111 2.4% 4,800 4,685 115 2.4%
Sanborn County 1,429 1,409 20 1.4% 1,456 1,436 20 1.4%
Spink County 3,079 3,021 58 1.9% 3,124 3,068 56 1.8%
Stanley County 1,886 1,857 29 1.5% 1,856 1,829 27 1.5%
Sully County 806 792 14 1.7% 817 804 13 1.6%
Todd County 2,269 2,174 95 4.2% 2,240 2,170 70 3.1%
Tripp County 3,012 2,967 45 1.5% 2,965 2,923 42 1.4%
Turner County 4,890 4,806 84 1.7% 4,863 4,784 79 1.6%
Union County 9,159 8,974 185 2.0% 9,245 9,057 188 2.0%
Walworth County 2,420 2,367 53 2.2% 2,409 2,351 58 2.4%
Yankton County 12,826 12,610 216 1.7% 12,495 12,301 194 1.6%
Ziebach County 962 938 24 2.5% 972 945 27 2.8%
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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