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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area April 2025   April 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 494,119 485,032 9,087 1.8% 485,808 477,127 8,681 1.8%
Aurora County 1,501 1,477 24 1.6% 1,522 1,500 22 1.4%
Beadle County 9,105 8,947 158 1.7% 8,975 8,822 153 1.7%
Bennett County 1,326 1,292 34 2.6% 1,323 1,277 46 3.5%
Bon Homme County 2,692 2,639 53 2.0% 2,645 2,594 51 1.9%
Brookings County 20,248 19,865 383 1.9% 20,007 19,662 345 1.7%
Brown County 20,526 20,140 386 1.9% 20,477 20,095 382 1.9%
Brule County 3,079 3,042 37 1.2% 3,084 3,046 38 1.2%
Buffalo County 640 614 26 4.1% 655 632 23 3.5%
Butte County 5,484 5,389 95 1.7% 5,467 5,381 86 1.6%
Campbell County 679 657 22 3.2% 706 694 12 1.7%
Charles Mix County 4,155 4,079 76 1.8% 4,141 4,063 78 1.9%
Clark County 1,874 1,837 37 2.0% 1,895 1,855 40 2.1%
Clay County 8,748 8,587 161 1.8% 8,488 8,359 129 1.5%
Codington County 16,824 16,524 300 1.8% 16,588 16,326 262 1.6%
Corson County 1,160 1,127 33 2.8% 1,188 1,156 32 2.7%
Custer County 4,487 4,397 90 2.0% 4,386 4,289 97 2.2%
Davison County 11,151 10,966 185 1.7% 11,013 10,842 171 1.6%
Day County 2,808 2,752 56 2.0% 2,748 2,696 52 1.9%
Deuel County 2,544 2,485 59 2.3% 2,560 2,502 58 2.3%
Dewey County 2,219 2,150 69 3.1% 2,169 2,100 69 3.2%
Douglas County 1,397 1,375 22 1.6% 1,407 1,381 26 1.8%
Edmunds County 1,975 1,933 42 2.1% 1,956 1,920 36 1.8%
Fall River County 3,321 3,249 72 2.2% 3,289 3,200 89 2.7%
Faulk County 1,095 1,078 17 1.6% 1,111 1,094 17 1.5%
Grant County 4,128 3,986 142 3.4% 4,147 4,039 108 2.6%
Gregory County 2,005 1,965 40 2.0% 1,982 1,948 34 1.7%
Haakon County 895 881 14 1.6% 902 887 15 1.7%
Hamlin County 3,715 3,652 63 1.7% 3,636 3,582 54 1.5%
Hand County 1,862 1,838 24 1.3% 1,865 1,841 24 1.3%
Hanson County 1,804 1,774 30 1.7% 1,738 1,703 35 2.0%
Harding County 826 815 11 1.3% 852 841 11 1.3%
Hughes County 9,482 9,353 129 1.4% 9,384 9,243 141 1.5%
Hutchinson County 4,066 4,009 57 1.4% 4,072 4,005 67 1.6%
Hyde County 709 699 10 1.4% 694 677 17 2.4%
Jackson County 844 821 23 2.7% 842 810 32 3.8%
Jerauld County 899 886 13 1.4% 887 872 15 1.7%
Jones County 408 397 11 2.7% 395 375 20 5.1%
Kingsbury County 2,595 2,546 49 1.9% 2,744 2,693 51 1.9%
Lake County 6,760 6,655 105 1.6% 6,778 6,688 90 1.3%
Lawrence County 15,853 15,595 258 1.6% 15,119 14,853 266 1.8%
Lincoln County 43,102 42,406 696 1.6% 42,187 41,559 628 1.5%
Lyman County 1,681 1,647 34 2.0% 1,695 1,661 34 2.0%
Marshall County 2,432 2,376 56 2.3% 2,469 2,413 56 2.3%
McCook County 3,169 3,116 53 1.7% 3,135 3,087 48 1.5%
McPherson County 1,156 1,129 27 2.3% 1,167 1,143 24 2.1%
Meade County 16,422 16,120 302 1.8% 15,898 15,618 280 1.8%
Mellette County 738 718 20 2.7% 738 719 19 2.6%
Miner County 1,152 1,128 24 2.1% 1,178 1,146 32 2.7%
Minnehaha County 120,993 118,806 2,187 1.8% 118,349 116,348 2,001 1.7%
Moody County 3,406 3,341 65 1.9% 3,417 3,352 65 1.9%
Oglala Lakota County 3,844 3,692 152 4.0% 3,824 3,621 203 5.3%
Pennington County 59,869 58,815 1,054 1.8% 57,834 56,796 1,038 1.8%
Perkins County 1,632 1,608 24 1.5% 1,628 1,606 22 1.4%
Potter County 1,213 1,191 22 1.8% 1,263 1,243 20 1.6%
Roberts County 4,668 4,516 152 3.3% 4,753 4,608 145 3.1%
Sanborn County 1,421 1,402 19 1.3% 1,441 1,419 22 1.5%
Spink County 3,109 3,050 59 1.9% 3,158 3,096 62 2.0%
Stanley County 1,847 1,818 29 1.6% 1,808 1,781 27 1.5%
Sully County 815 801 14 1.7% 829 817 12 1.4%
Todd County 2,303 2,205 98 4.3% 2,272 2,195 77 3.4%
Tripp County 3,035 2,996 39 1.3% 2,987 2,943 44 1.5%
Turner County 4,957 4,871 86 1.7% 4,902 4,825 77 1.6%
Union County 9,203 9,035 168 1.8% 9,295 9,120 175 1.9%
Walworth County 2,383 2,320 63 2.6% 2,373 2,310 63 2.7%
Yankton County 12,681 12,479 202 1.6% 12,383 12,192 191 1.5%
Ziebach County 993 971 22 2.2% 994 968 26 2.6%
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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