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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area August 2025   August 2024
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 494,971 483,905 11,066 2.2% 493,368 483,731 9,637 2.0%
Aurora County 1,540 1,517 23 1.5% 1,552 1,524 28 1.8%
Beadle County 9,166 8,970 196 2.1% 9,112 8,956 156 1.7%
Bennett County 1,330 1,299 31 2.3% 1,337 1,289 48 3.6%
Bon Homme County 2,673 2,611 62 2.3% 2,681 2,629 52 1.9%
Brookings County 19,294 18,835 459 2.4% 19,105 18,695 410 2.1%
Brown County 20,152 19,715 437 2.2% 20,376 20,007 369 1.8%
Brule County 3,081 3,023 58 1.9% 3,143 3,099 44 1.4%
Buffalo County 628 605 23 3.7% 663 622 41 6.2%
Butte County 5,592 5,485 107 1.9% 5,627 5,529 98 1.7%
Campbell County 682 647 35 5.1% 713 697 16 2.2%
Charles Mix County 4,217 4,128 89 2.1% 4,236 4,156 80 1.9%
Clark County 1,884 1,843 41 2.2% 1,864 1,828 36 1.9%
Clay County 7,859 7,665 194 2.5% 7,735 7,550 185 2.4%
Codington County 16,732 16,398 334 2.0% 16,652 16,370 282 1.7%
Corson County 1,166 1,086 80 6.9% 1,164 1,096 68 5.8%
Custer County 4,643 4,542 101 2.2% 4,657 4,565 92 2.0%
Davison County 11,233 11,023 210 1.9% 11,192 11,005 187 1.7%
Day County 2,920 2,852 68 2.3% 2,872 2,819 53 1.8%
Deuel County 2,640 2,584 56 2.1% 2,605 2,559 46 1.8%
Dewey County 2,197 2,047 150 6.8% 2,202 2,071 131 5.9%
Douglas County 1,410 1,381 29 2.1% 1,414 1,389 25 1.8%
Edmunds County 1,947 1,914 33 1.7% 1,958 1,921 37 1.9%
Fall River County 3,470 3,377 93 2.7% 3,445 3,369 76 2.2%
Faulk County 1,117 1,098 19 1.7% 1,142 1,122 20 1.8%
Grant County 4,093 3,982 111 2.7% 4,173 4,086 87 2.1%
Gregory County 2,049 2,012 37 1.8% 2,028 1,996 32 1.6%
Haakon County 938 922 16 1.7% 966 945 21 2.2%
Hamlin County 3,746 3,690 56 1.5% 3,652 3,599 53 1.5%
Hand County 1,833 1,798 35 1.9% 1,829 1,799 30 1.6%
Hanson County 1,752 1,715 37 2.1% 1,759 1,718 41 2.3%
Harding County 850 834 16 1.9% 863 849 14 1.6%
Hughes County 9,575 9,404 171 1.8% 9,570 9,415 155 1.6%
Hutchinson County 4,082 4,016 66 1.6% 4,005 3,932 73 1.8%
Hyde County 709 695 14 2.0% 722 708 14 1.9%
Jackson County 930 903 27 2.9% 921 894 27 2.9%
Jerauld County 883 867 16 1.8% 901 878 23 2.6%
Jones County 465 457 8 1.7% 431 419 12 2.8%
Kingsbury County 2,606 2,544 62 2.4% 2,624 2,583 41 1.6%
Lake County 6,514 6,386 128 2.0% 6,555 6,448 107 1.6%
Lawrence County 16,203 15,865 338 2.1% 15,739 15,446 293 1.9%
Lincoln County 42,897 42,034 863 2.0% 42,624 41,906 718 1.7%
Lyman County 1,758 1,717 41 2.3% 1,748 1,709 39 2.2%
Marshall County 2,495 2,444 51 2.0% 2,465 2,424 41 1.7%
McCook County 3,166 3,102 64 2.0% 3,166 3,114 52 1.6%
McPherson County 1,135 1,104 31 2.7% 1,145 1,122 23 2.0%
Meade County 16,803 16,443 360 2.1% 16,731 16,431 300 1.8%
Mellette County 777 742 35 4.5% 792 756 36 4.5%
Miner County 1,134 1,113 21 1.9% 1,172 1,140 32 2.7%
Minnehaha County 120,343 117,734 2,609 2.2% 119,495 117,314 2,181 1.8%
Moody County 3,456 3,372 84 2.4% 3,501 3,425 76 2.2%
Oglala Lakota County 4,026 3,766 260 6.5% 4,021 3,763 258 6.4%
Pennington County 61,730 60,406 1,324 2.1% 61,484 60,313 1,171 1.9%
Perkins County 1,619 1,586 33 2.0% 1,651 1,626 25 1.5%
Potter County 1,264 1,237 27 2.1% 1,294 1,266 28 2.2%
Roberts County 4,826 4,630 196 4.1% 4,934 4,794 140 2.8%
Sanborn County 1,459 1,432 27 1.9% 1,495 1,467 28 1.9%
Spink County 3,148 3,084 64 2.0% 3,208 3,146 62 1.9%
Stanley County 1,887 1,858 29 1.5% 1,865 1,837 28 1.5%
Sully County 869 855 14 1.6% 860 844 16 1.9%
Todd County 2,372 2,201 171 7.2% 2,428 2,295 133 5.5%
Tripp County 3,052 2,996 56 1.8% 3,024 2,974 50 1.7%
Turner County 4,946 4,855 91 1.8% 4,961 4,874 87 1.8%
Union County 9,036 8,832 204 2.3% 9,194 9,000 194 2.1%
Walworth County 2,483 2,421 62 2.5% 2,448 2,389 59 2.4%
Yankton County 12,523 12,268 255 2.0% 12,466 12,251 215 1.7%
Ziebach County 968 937 31 3.2% 1,008 967 41 4.1%
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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