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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota and County Labor Force

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Area January 2023   January 2022
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
South Dakota 469,043 459,313 9,730 2.1% 465,900 455,135 10,765 2.3%
Aurora County 1,482 1,457 25 1.7% 1,440 1,409 31 2.2%
Beadle County 9,199 9,028 171 1.9% 9,150 8,898 252 2.8%
Bennett County 1,064 1,032 32 3.0% 1,026 985 41 4.0%
Bon Homme County 2,790 2,728 62 2.2% 2,769 2,703 66 2.4%
Brookings County 18,844 18,465 379 2.0% 18,440 17,925 515 2.8%
Brown County 19,654 19,230 424 2.2% 20,395 19,795 600 2.9%
Brule County 2,591 2,547 44 1.7% 2,532 2,481 51 2.0%
Buffalo County 716 683 33 4.6% 687 657 30 4.4%
Butte County 4,963 4,871 92 1.9% 4,939 4,814 125 2.5%
Campbell County 756 737 19 2.5% 752 726 26 3.5%
Charles Mix County 3,704 3,623 81 2.2% 3,698 3,599 99 2.7%
Clark County 1,932 1,870 62 3.2% 1,839 1,773 66 3.6%
Clay County 7,458 7,317 141 1.9% 7,585 7,403 182 2.4%
Codington County 15,836 15,517 319 2.0% 15,879 15,407 472 3.0%
Corson County 1,268 1,240 28 2.2% 1,291 1,252 39 3.0%
Custer County 4,184 4,065 119 2.8% 4,069 3,901 168 4.1%
Davison County 10,942 10,735 207 1.9% 10,848 10,577 271 2.5%
Day County 2,599 2,500 99 3.8% 2,636 2,491 145 5.5%
Deuel County 2,228 2,126 102 4.6% 2,192 2,080 112 5.1%
Dewey County 2,244 2,157 87 3.9% 2,239 2,132 107 4.8%
Douglas County 1,484 1,451 33 2.2% 1,497 1,458 39 2.6%
Edmunds County 1,970 1,931 39 2.0% 1,981 1,935 46 2.3%
Fall River County 2,952 2,876 76 2.6% 3,001 2,909 92 3.1%
Faulk County 1,061 1,043 18 1.7% 1,031 1,008 23 2.2%
Grant County 4,340 4,187 153 3.5% 4,308 4,117 191 4.4%
Gregory County 2,080 2,039 41 2.0% 2,016 1,972 44 2.2%
Haakon County 1,088 1,066 22 2.0% 1,035 1,005 30 2.9%
Hamlin County 3,547 3,464 83 2.3% 3,422 3,320 102 3.0%
Hand County 1,754 1,724 30 1.7% 1,718 1,675 43 2.5%
Hanson County 1,781 1,726 55 3.1% 1,751 1,679 72 4.1%
Harding County 751 741 10 1.3% 705 690 15 2.1%
Hughes County 9,703 9,537 166 1.7% 9,812 9,585 227 2.3%
Hutchinson County 3,625 3,531 94 2.6% 3,627 3,505 122 3.4%
Hyde County 642 631 11 1.7% 632 620 12 1.9%
Jackson County 1,132 1,078 54 4.8% 1,099 1,043 56 5.1%
Jerauld County 1,249 1,232 17 1.4% 1,324 1,306 18 1.4%
Jones County 473 461 12 2.5% 480 465 15 3.1%
Kingsbury County 2,681 2,626 55 2.1% 2,627 2,553 74 2.8%
Lake County 6,653 6,533 120 1.8% 6,480 6,312 168 2.6%
Lawrence County 13,792 13,551 241 1.7% 13,625 13,321 304 2.2%
Lincoln County 37,291 36,698 593 1.6% 36,964 36,183 781 2.1%
Lyman County 1,619 1,565 54 3.3% 1,611 1,558 53 3.3%
Marshall County 2,443 2,371 72 2.9% 2,381 2,277 104 4.4%
McCook County 3,106 3,052 54 1.7% 3,038 2,967 71 2.3%
McPherson County 962 939 23 2.4% 946 911 35 3.7%
Meade County 14,286 13,992 294 2.1% 13,957 13,595 362 2.6%
Mellette County 738 720 18 2.4% 732 702 30 4.1%
Miner County 1,240 1,215 25 2.0% 1,164 1,136 28 2.4%
Minnehaha County 116,003 113,707 2,296 2.0% 115,274 112,224 3,050 2.6%
Moody County 3,899 3,825 74 1.9% 3,908 3,804 104 2.7%
Oglala Lakota County 3,694 3,539 155 4.2% 4,019 3,751 268 6.7%
Pennington County 58,723 57,636 1,087 1.9% 57,636 56,153 1,483 2.6%
Perkins County 1,411 1,379 32 2.3% 1,359 1,324 35 2.6%
Potter County 993 971 22 2.2% 995 967 28 2.8%
Roberts County 4,519 4,329 190 4.2% 4,698 4,419 279 5.9%
Sanborn County 1,205 1,179 26 2.2% 1,183 1,147 36 3.0%
Spink County 2,956 2,876 80 2.7% 3,005 2,900 105 3.5%
Stanley County 1,906 1,863 43 2.3% 1,917 1,843 74 3.9%
Sully County 805 795 10 1.2% 781 766 15 1.9%
Todd County 2,959 2,858 101 3.4% 3,220 3,079 141 4.4%
Tripp County 3,055 3,004 51 1.7% 2,932 2,865 67 2.3%
Turner County 4,765 4,656 109 2.3% 4,630 4,520 110 2.4%
Union County 8,705 8,539 166 1.9% 8,665 8,404 261 3.0%
Walworth County 2,043 1,963 80 3.9% 2,099 1,982 117 5.6%
Yankton County 11,565 11,375 190 1.6% 11,621 11,369 252 2.2%
Ziebach County 944 914 30 3.2% 932 901 31 3.3%
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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