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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area July 2025   July 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 497,800 488,455 9,345 1.9% 496,870 488,150 8,720 1.8%
Aurora County 1,515 1,497 18 1.2% 1,547 1,525 22 1.4%
Beadle County 9,148 8,991 157 1.7% 9,141 9,008 133 1.5%
Bennett County 1,314 1,289 25 1.9% 1,339 1,295 44 3.3%
Bon Homme County 2,664 2,621 43 1.6% 2,711 2,667 44 1.6%
Brookings County 19,280 18,882 398 2.1% 19,103 18,783 320 1.7%
Brown County 20,263 19,908 355 1.8% 20,699 20,393 306 1.5%
Brule County 3,025 2,984 41 1.4% 3,151 3,101 50 1.6%
Buffalo County 641 605 36 5.6% 675 627 48 7.1%
Butte County 5,529 5,446 83 1.5% 5,601 5,522 79 1.4%
Campbell County 657 632 25 3.8% 697 682 15 2.2%
Charles Mix County 4,195 4,100 95 2.3% 4,262 4,170 92 2.2%
Clark County 1,835 1,799 36 2.0% 1,818 1,790 28 1.5%
Clay County 7,750 7,574 176 2.3% 7,577 7,452 125 1.6%
Codington County 16,786 16,511 275 1.6% 16,952 16,705 247 1.5%
Corson County 1,125 1,046 79 7.0% 1,103 1,042 61 5.5%
Custer County 4,628 4,547 81 1.8% 4,610 4,523 87 1.9%
Davison County 11,185 11,018 167 1.5% 11,172 11,014 158 1.4%
Day County 2,909 2,855 54 1.9% 2,868 2,820 48 1.7%
Deuel County 2,682 2,637 45 1.7% 2,650 2,611 39 1.5%
Dewey County 2,249 2,001 248 11.0% 2,272 2,016 256 11.3%
Douglas County 1,386 1,366 20 1.4% 1,401 1,377 24 1.7%
Edmunds County 1,936 1,907 29 1.5% 1,961 1,932 29 1.5%
Fall River County 3,442 3,365 77 2.2% 3,435 3,369 66 1.9%
Faulk County 1,091 1,075 16 1.5% 1,121 1,106 15 1.3%
Grant County 4,055 3,960 95 2.3% 4,111 4,030 81 2.0%
Gregory County 2,011 1,982 29 1.4% 2,005 1,979 26 1.3%
Haakon County 911 897 14 1.5% 940 922 18 1.9%
Hamlin County 3,732 3,685 47 1.3% 3,671 3,629 42 1.1%
Hand County 1,784 1,759 25 1.4% 1,790 1,770 20 1.1%
Hanson County 1,735 1,706 29 1.7% 1,753 1,714 39 2.2%
Harding County 806 797 9 1.1% 827 816 11 1.3%
Hughes County 9,596 9,472 124 1.3% 9,665 9,540 125 1.3%
Hutchinson County 4,085 4,026 59 1.4% 4,038 3,981 57 1.4%
Hyde County 683 674 9 1.3% 692 674 18 2.6%
Jackson County 914 896 18 2.0% 928 900 28 3.0%
Jerauld County 879 866 13 1.5% 901 881 20 2.2%
Jones County 471 464 7 1.5% 434 425 9 2.1%
Kingsbury County 2,583 2,538 45 1.7% 2,597 2,557 40 1.5%
Lake County 6,527 6,415 112 1.7% 6,636 6,526 110 1.7%
Lawrence County 16,308 16,049 259 1.6% 16,016 15,766 250 1.6%
Lincoln County 43,637 42,949 688 1.6% 43,264 42,671 593 1.4%
Lyman County 1,725 1,689 36 2.1% 1,740 1,700 40 2.3%
Marshall County 2,504 2,439 65 2.6% 2,515 2,458 57 2.3%
McCook County 3,170 3,120 50 1.6% 3,155 3,118 37 1.2%
McPherson County 1,099 1,074 25 2.3% 1,103 1,081 22 2.0%
Meade County 16,969 16,668 301 1.8% 16,739 16,487 252 1.5%
Mellette County 747 724 23 3.1% 786 751 35 4.5%
Miner County 1,122 1,106 16 1.4% 1,168 1,139 29 2.5%
Minnehaha County 122,517 120,425 2,092 1.7% 121,541 119,597 1,944 1.6%
Moody County 3,456 3,346 110 3.2% 3,530 3,421 109 3.1%
Oglala Lakota County 3,895 3,623 272 7.0% 3,936 3,619 317 8.1%
Pennington County 62,351 61,309 1,042 1.7% 61,626 60,614 1,012 1.6%
Perkins County 1,557 1,532 25 1.6% 1,583 1,563 20 1.3%
Potter County 1,251 1,222 29 2.3% 1,297 1,262 35 2.7%
Roberts County 4,653 4,477 176 3.8% 4,846 4,708 138 2.8%
Sanborn County 1,442 1,417 25 1.7% 1,474 1,450 24 1.6%
Spink County 3,109 3,060 49 1.6% 3,229 3,172 57 1.8%
Stanley County 1,901 1,876 25 1.3% 1,903 1,879 24 1.3%
Sully County 836 822 14 1.7% 838 825 13 1.6%
Todd County 2,346 2,175 171 7.3% 2,382 2,248 134 5.6%
Tripp County 3,023 2,978 45 1.5% 3,024 2,982 42 1.4%
Turner County 4,959 4,882 77 1.6% 4,957 4,880 77 1.6%
Union County 9,097 8,919 178 2.0% 9,259 9,080 179 1.9%
Walworth County 2,488 2,432 56 2.3% 2,426 2,373 53 2.2%
Yankton County 12,677 12,454 223 1.8% 12,688 12,508 180 1.4%
Ziebach County 952 898 54 5.7% 989 925 64 6.5%
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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