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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota and County Labor Force
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Area | September 2026 | September 2025 | |||||||
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||
| South Dakota | 482,911 | 474,889 | 8,022 | 1.7% | 494,747 | 485,677 | 9,070 | 1.8% | |
| Aurora County | 1,436 | 1,416 | 20 | 1.4% | 1,462 | 1,440 | 22 | 1.5% | |
| Beadle County | 8,733 | 8,590 | 143 | 1.6% | 8,957 | 8,793 | 164 | 1.8% | |
| Bennett County | 1,286 | 1,260 | 26 | 2.0% | 1,296 | 1,267 | 29 | 2.2% | |
| Bon Homme County | 2,524 | 2,475 | 49 | 1.9% | 2,588 | 2,539 | 49 | 1.9% | |
| Brookings County | 19,652 | 19,369 | 283 | 1.4% | 20,038 | 19,694 | 344 | 1.7% | |
| Brown County | 19,549 | 19,235 | 314 | 1.6% | 20,322 | 19,966 | 356 | 1.8% | |
| Brule County | 2,964 | 2,924 | 40 | 1.3% | 3,001 | 2,955 | 46 | 1.5% | |
| Buffalo County | 629 | 607 | 22 | 3.5% | 642 | 621 | 21 | 3.3% | |
| Butte County | 5,496 | 5,419 | 77 | 1.4% | 5,523 | 5,430 | 93 | 1.7% | |
| Campbell County | 648 | 631 | 17 | 2.6% | 655 | 631 | 24 | 3.7% | |
| Charles Mix County | 3,993 | 3,930 | 63 | 1.6% | 4,057 | 3,983 | 74 | 1.8% | |
| Clark County | 1,831 | 1,805 | 26 | 1.4% | 1,868 | 1,834 | 34 | 1.8% | |
| Clay County | 8,179 | 8,054 | 125 | 1.5% | 8,406 | 8,257 | 149 | 1.8% | |
| Codington County | 16,496 | 16,245 | 251 | 1.5% | 16,690 | 16,402 | 288 | 1.7% | |
| Corson County | 1,109 | 1,072 | 37 | 3.3% | 1,129 | 1,091 | 38 | 3.4% | |
| Custer County | 4,557 | 4,477 | 80 | 1.8% | 4,661 | 4,571 | 90 | 1.9% | |
| Davison County | 10,754 | 10,595 | 159 | 1.5% | 11,133 | 10,949 | 184 | 1.7% | |
| Day County | 2,695 | 2,650 | 45 | 1.7% | 2,794 | 2,738 | 56 | 2.0% | |
| Deuel County | 2,490 | 2,455 | 35 | 1.4% | 2,506 | 2,465 | 41 | 1.6% | |
| Dewey County | 2,031 | 1,977 | 54 | 2.7% | 2,085 | 1,987 | 98 | 4.7% | |
| Douglas County | 1,335 | 1,309 | 26 | 1.9% | 1,386 | 1,361 | 25 | 1.8% | |
| Edmunds County | 1,890 | 1,859 | 31 | 1.6% | 1,932 | 1,899 | 33 | 1.7% | |
| Fall River County | 3,213 | 3,138 | 75 | 2.3% | 3,315 | 3,237 | 78 | 2.4% | |
| Faulk County | 1,066 | 1,052 | 14 | 1.3% | 1,052 | 1,036 | 16 | 1.5% | |
| Grant County | 3,977 | 3,912 | 65 | 1.6% | 4,058 | 3,977 | 81 | 2.0% | |
| Gregory County | 1,969 | 1,941 | 28 | 1.4% | 2,010 | 1,977 | 33 | 1.6% | |
| Haakon County | 891 | 874 | 17 | 1.9% | 957 | 942 | 15 | 1.6% | |
| Hamlin County | 3,670 | 3,625 | 45 | 1.2% | 3,759 | 3,709 | 50 | 1.3% | |
| Hand County | 1,817 | 1,788 | 29 | 1.6% | 1,832 | 1,806 | 26 | 1.4% | |
| Hanson County | 1,698 | 1,663 | 35 | 2.1% | 1,766 | 1,730 | 36 | 2.0% | |
| Harding County | 814 | 802 | 12 | 1.5% | 820 | 808 | 12 | 1.5% | |
| Hughes County | 9,060 | 8,923 | 137 | 1.5% | 9,394 | 9,241 | 153 | 1.6% | |
| Hutchinson County | 3,948 | 3,899 | 49 | 1.2% | 3,953 | 3,892 | 61 | 1.5% | |
| Hyde County | 672 | 663 | 9 | 1.3% | 691 | 680 | 11 | 1.6% | |
| Jackson County | 870 | 848 | 22 | 2.5% | 899 | 875 | 24 | 2.7% | |
| Jerauld County | 803 | 791 | 12 | 1.5% | 898 | 882 | 16 | 1.8% | |
| Jones County | 413 | 405 | 8 | 1.9% | 409 | 401 | 8 | 2.0% | |
| Kingsbury County | 2,604 | 2,556 | 48 | 1.8% | 2,563 | 2,513 | 50 | 2.0% | |
| Lake County | 6,509 | 6,409 | 100 | 1.5% | 6,636 | 6,529 | 107 | 1.6% | |
| Lawrence County | 15,698 | 15,439 | 259 | 1.6% | 15,707 | 15,418 | 289 | 1.8% | |
| Lincoln County | 43,069 | 42,399 | 670 | 1.6% | 44,306 | 43,566 | 740 | 1.7% | |
| Lyman County | 1,648 | 1,617 | 31 | 1.9% | 1,660 | 1,626 | 34 | 2.0% | |
| Marshall County | 2,317 | 2,282 | 35 | 1.5% | 2,406 | 2,362 | 44 | 1.8% | |
| McCook County | 3,061 | 3,015 | 46 | 1.5% | 3,131 | 3,079 | 52 | 1.7% | |
| McPherson County | 1,123 | 1,100 | 23 | 2.0% | 1,130 | 1,105 | 25 | 2.2% | |
| Meade County | 16,279 | 15,997 | 282 | 1.7% | 16,596 | 16,284 | 312 | 1.9% | |
| Mellette County | 753 | 733 | 20 | 2.7% | 736 | 719 | 17 | 2.3% | |
| Miner County | 1,055 | 1,035 | 20 | 1.9% | 1,075 | 1,056 | 19 | 1.8% | |
| Minnehaha County | 118,504 | 116,565 | 1,939 | 1.6% | 121,986 | 119,832 | 2,154 | 1.8% | |
| Moody County | 3,354 | 3,303 | 51 | 1.5% | 3,424 | 3,357 | 67 | 2.0% | |
| Oglala Lakota County | 3,627 | 3,504 | 123 | 3.4% | 3,781 | 3,603 | 178 | 4.7% | |
| Pennington County | 59,596 | 58,596 | 1,000 | 1.7% | 61,036 | 59,910 | 1,126 | 1.8% | |
| Perkins County | 1,519 | 1,494 | 25 | 1.6% | 1,535 | 1,509 | 26 | 1.7% | |
| Potter County | 1,185 | 1,160 | 25 | 2.1% | 1,205 | 1,180 | 25 | 2.1% | |
| Roberts County | 4,664 | 4,567 | 97 | 2.1% | 4,723 | 4,603 | 120 | 2.5% | |
| Sanborn County | 1,372 | 1,352 | 20 | 1.5% | 1,421 | 1,400 | 21 | 1.5% | |
| Spink County | 3,055 | 3,004 | 51 | 1.7% | 3,086 | 3,030 | 56 | 1.8% | |
| Stanley County | 1,791 | 1,763 | 28 | 1.6% | 1,813 | 1,788 | 25 | 1.4% | |
| Sully County | 830 | 818 | 12 | 1.4% | 826 | 813 | 13 | 1.6% | |
| Todd County | 2,134 | 2,048 | 86 | 4.0% | 2,189 | 2,090 | 99 | 4.5% | |
| Tripp County | 2,910 | 2,867 | 43 | 1.5% | 3,002 | 2,953 | 49 | 1.6% | |
| Turner County | 4,850 | 4,778 | 72 | 1.5% | 4,963 | 4,881 | 82 | 1.7% | |
| Union County | 8,975 | 8,810 | 165 | 1.8% | 9,257 | 9,094 | 163 | 1.8% | |
| Walworth County | 2,366 | 2,320 | 46 | 1.9% | 2,440 | 2,384 | 56 | 2.3% | |
| Yankton County | 11,980 | 11,778 | 202 | 1.7% | 12,228 | 12,011 | 217 | 1.8% | |
| Ziebach County | 923 | 901 | 22 | 2.4% | 946 | 920 | 26 | 2.7% | |
| Note: 2026 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 Access historical labor force data. See the definition of labor force. See technical notes about labor force data. |
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