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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area August 2026   August 2025
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 487,391 476,793 10,598 2.2% 496,835 485,789 11,046 2.2%
Aurora County 1,441 1,418 23 1.6% 1,512 1,489 23 1.5%
Beadle County 8,850 8,681 169 1.9% 9,070 8,873 197 2.2%
Bennett County 1,315 1,278 37 2.8% 1,335 1,304 31 2.3%
Bon Homme County 2,569 2,509 60 2.3% 2,645 2,584 61 2.3%
Brookings County 19,228 18,836 392 2.0% 19,572 19,115 457 2.3%
Brown County 19,505 19,107 398 2.0% 20,109 19,679 430 2.1%
Brule County 2,980 2,931 49 1.6% 3,029 2,972 57 1.9%
Buffalo County 650 613 37 5.7% 653 630 23 3.5%
Butte County 5,567 5,470 97 1.7% 5,608 5,501 107 1.9%
Campbell County 663 634 29 4.4% 676 641 35 5.2%
Charles Mix County 4,077 4,011 66 1.6% 4,155 4,067 88 2.1%
Clark County 1,822 1,788 34 1.9% 1,885 1,844 41 2.2%
Clay County 7,601 7,444 157 2.1% 7,740 7,547 193 2.5%
Codington County 16,552 16,254 298 1.8% 16,669 16,335 334 2.0%
Corson County 1,120 1,037 83 7.4% 1,185 1,105 80 6.8%
Custer County 4,643 4,543 100 2.2% 4,771 4,671 100 2.1%
Davison County 10,825 10,625 200 1.8% 11,134 10,925 209 1.9%
Day County 2,768 2,696 72 2.6% 2,873 2,805 68 2.4%
Deuel County 2,493 2,450 43 1.7% 2,532 2,477 55 2.2%
Dewey County 2,035 1,932 103 5.1% 2,187 2,037 150 6.9%
Douglas County 1,349 1,315 34 2.5% 1,408 1,379 29 2.1%
Edmunds County 1,874 1,840 34 1.8% 1,952 1,919 33 1.7%
Fall River County 3,289 3,195 94 2.9% 3,384 3,296 88 2.6%
Faulk County 1,076 1,053 23 2.1% 1,080 1,064 16 1.5%
Grant County 4,012 3,929 83 2.1% 4,134 4,023 111 2.7%
Gregory County 1,950 1,919 31 1.6% 1,989 1,952 37 1.9%
Haakon County 896 882 14 1.6% 993 977 16 1.6%
Hamlin County 3,693 3,639 54 1.5% 3,766 3,709 57 1.5%
Hand County 1,761 1,715 46 2.6% 1,787 1,752 35 2.0%
Hanson County 1,696 1,647 49 2.9% 1,742 1,705 37 2.1%
Harding County 793 782 11 1.4% 842 826 16 1.9%
Hughes County 9,161 9,001 160 1.7% 9,462 9,294 168 1.8%
Hutchinson County 3,971 3,911 60 1.5% 4,025 3,964 61 1.5%
Hyde County 668 659 9 1.3% 707 693 14 2.0%
Jackson County 893 867 26 2.9% 927 900 27 2.9%
Jerauld County 798 781 17 2.1% 900 884 16 1.8%
Jones County 446 432 14 3.1% 435 427 8 1.8%
Kingsbury County 2,622 2,562 60 2.3% 2,581 2,520 61 2.4%
Lake County 6,401 6,284 117 1.8% 6,542 6,419 123 1.9%
Lawrence County 15,924 15,629 295 1.9% 15,937 15,591 346 2.2%
Lincoln County 43,590 42,717 873 2.0% 44,200 43,325 875 2.0%
Lyman County 1,701 1,649 52 3.1% 1,716 1,675 41 2.4%
Marshall County 2,348 2,305 43 1.8% 2,473 2,422 51 2.1%
McCook County 3,083 3,026 57 1.8% 3,153 3,089 64 2.0%
McPherson County 1,106 1,072 34 3.1% 1,122 1,091 31 2.8%
Meade County 16,510 16,166 344 2.1% 16,875 16,518 357 2.1%
Mellette County 790 741 49 6.2% 765 730 35 4.6%
Miner County 1,075 1,052 23 2.1% 1,130 1,110 20 1.8%
Minnehaha County 120,126 117,477 2,649 2.2% 121,700 119,093 2,607 2.1%
Moody County 3,374 3,308 66 2.0% 3,506 3,422 84 2.4%
Oglala Lakota County 3,838 3,635 203 5.3% 4,031 3,775 256 6.4%
Pennington County 60,737 59,480 1,257 2.1% 62,126 60,800 1,326 2.1%
Perkins County 1,531 1,500 31 2.0% 1,601 1,568 33 2.1%
Potter County 1,220 1,186 34 2.8% 1,276 1,247 29 2.3%
Roberts County 4,710 4,530 180 3.8% 4,791 4,592 199 4.2%
Sanborn County 1,388 1,362 26 1.9% 1,436 1,407 29 2.0%
Spink County 3,078 3,012 66 2.1% 3,131 3,065 66 2.1%
Stanley County 1,825 1,791 34 1.9% 1,849 1,820 29 1.6%
Sully County 819 805 14 1.7% 845 831 14 1.7%
Todd County 2,277 2,108 169 7.4% 2,297 2,131 166 7.2%
Tripp County 2,957 2,900 57 1.9% 3,080 3,025 55 1.8%
Turner County 4,886 4,800 86 1.8% 4,990 4,900 90 1.8%
Union County 9,034 8,799 235 2.6% 9,153 8,948 205 2.2%
Walworth County 2,429 2,363 66 2.7% 2,463 2,402 61 2.5%
Yankton County 12,055 11,820 235 1.9% 12,204 11,956 248 2.0%
Ziebach County 920 889 31 3.4% 992 957 35 3.5%
Note: 2026 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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