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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted


Area August 2023   August 2022
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 487,057 477,171 9,886 2.0% 479,996 469,120 10,876 2.3%
Aurora County 1,540 1,515 25 1.6% 1,465 1,436 29 2.0%
Beadle County 9,429 9,248 181 1.9% 9,322 9,126 196 2.1%
Bennett County 1,101 1,064 37 3.4% 1,087 1,045 42 3.9%
Bon Homme County 2,930 2,879 51 1.7% 2,840 2,780 60 2.1%
Brookings County 19,084 18,646 438 2.3% 18,721 18,261 460 2.5%
Brown County 20,015 19,617 398 2.0% 19,940 19,467 473 2.4%
Brule County 2,739 2,695 44 1.6% 2,634 2,582 52 2.0%
Buffalo County 704 670 34 4.8% 733 691 42 5.7%
Butte County 5,379 5,276 103 1.9% 5,132 5,020 112 2.2%
Campbell County 767 752 15 2.0% 744 724 20 2.7%
Charles Mix County 4,005 3,919 86 2.1% 3,851 3,752 99 2.6%
Clark County 2,030 1,993 37 1.8% 1,924 1,882 42 2.2%
Clay County 6,951 6,775 176 2.5% 6,894 6,706 188 2.7%
Codington County 16,387 16,091 296 1.8% 15,957 15,617 340 2.1%
Corson County 1,279 1,222 57 4.5% 1,229 1,172 57 4.6%
Custer County 4,385 4,299 86 2.0% 4,316 4,199 117 2.7%
Davison County 11,239 11,044 195 1.7% 11,112 10,882 230 2.1%
Day County 2,682 2,621 61 2.3% 2,687 2,619 68 2.5%
Deuel County 2,396 2,349 47 2.0% 2,316 2,260 56 2.4%
Dewey County 2,413 2,182 231 9.6% 2,343 2,120 223 9.5%
Douglas County 1,505 1,479 26 1.7% 1,500 1,467 33 2.2%
Edmunds County 2,021 1,980 41 2.0% 1,956 1,912 44 2.2%
Fall River County 3,116 3,042 74 2.4% 3,096 3,016 80 2.6%
Faulk County 1,112 1,087 25 2.2% 1,065 1,039 26 2.4%
Grant County 4,468 4,391 77 1.7% 4,360 4,272 88 2.0%
Gregory County 2,121 2,081 40 1.9% 2,076 2,032 44 2.1%
Haakon County 1,098 1,080 18 1.6% 1,069 1,049 20 1.9%
Hamlin County 3,757 3,694 63 1.7% 3,630 3,561 69 1.9%
Hand County 1,779 1,751 28 1.6% 1,690 1,656 34 2.0%
Hanson County 1,816 1,776 40 2.2% 1,766 1,721 45 2.5%
Harding County 741 727 14 1.9% 731 715 16 2.2%
Hughes County 10,188 10,036 152 1.5% 10,067 9,885 182 1.8%
Hutchinson County 3,701 3,638 63 1.7% 3,599 3,521 78 2.2%
Hyde County 661 647 14 2.1% 643 625 18 2.8%
Jackson County 1,336 1,304 32 2.4% 1,272 1,234 38 3.0%
Jerauld County 1,198 1,173 25 2.1% 1,289 1,267 22 1.7%
Jones County 569 558 11 1.9% 542 530 12 2.2%
Kingsbury County 2,767 2,715 52 1.9% 2,702 2,648 54 2.0%
Lake County 6,764 6,628 136 2.0% 6,740 6,571 169 2.5%
Lawrence County 14,705 14,429 276 1.9% 14,571 14,257 314 2.2%
Lincoln County 38,700 38,052 648 1.7% 38,000 37,290 710 1.9%
Lyman County 1,761 1,717 44 2.5% 1,701 1,648 53 3.1%
Marshall County 2,612 2,557 55 2.1% 2,497 2,436 61 2.4%
McCook County 3,227 3,170 57 1.8% 3,109 3,052 57 1.8%
McPherson County 989 964 25 2.5% 938 907 31 3.3%
Meade County 15,110 14,817 293 1.9% 15,099 14,770 329 2.2%
Mellette County 784 747 37 4.7% 763 725 38 5.0%
Miner County 1,276 1,255 21 1.6% 1,211 1,185 26 2.1%
Minnehaha County 120,066 117,888 2,178 1.8% 117,938 115,670 2,268 1.9%
Moody County 4,099 4,013 86 2.1% 4,012 3,899 113 2.8%
Oglala Lakota County 4,045 3,737 308 7.6% 4,077 3,787 290 7.1%
Pennington County 62,218 61,016 1,202 1.9% 62,478 61,105 1,373 2.2%
Perkins County 1,490 1,462 28 1.9% 1,401 1,367 34 2.4%
Potter County 1,099 1,071 28 2.5% 1,059 1,035 24 2.3%
Roberts County 4,706 4,554 152 3.2% 4,585 4,439 146 3.2%
Sanborn County 1,226 1,205 21 1.7% 1,194 1,170 24 2.0%
Spink County 2,998 2,938 60 2.0% 3,018 2,945 73 2.4%
Stanley County 1,992 1,957 35 1.8% 1,933 1,896 37 1.9%
Sully County 849 834 15 1.8% 802 784 18 2.2%
Todd County 3,085 2,958 127 4.1% 3,194 3,057 137 4.3%
Tripp County 3,145 3,090 55 1.7% 3,077 3,016 61 2.0%
Turner County 4,933 4,844 89 1.8% 4,752 4,657 95 2.0%
Union County 8,754 8,569 185 2.1% 8,629 8,411 218 2.5%
Walworth County 2,107 2,047 60 2.8% 2,098 2,027 71 3.4%
Yankton County 11,927 11,705 222 1.9% 11,876 11,627 249 2.1%
Ziebach County 983 926 57 5.8% 940 894 46 4.9%
Note: 2023 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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