Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Labor Supply


May 2026

Area Unemployed Employed but Willing to Change Jobs Discouraged
Workers
Total
Labor
Supply
South Dakota 8,975 30,175 3,590 42,775
Rapid City MSA 1,510 5,795 150 7,460
Sioux Falls MSA 3,005 11,770 185 14,965
Aurora County 25 45 45 115
Beadle County 165 465 50 675
Bennett County 35 60 70 165
Bon Homme County 50 85 50 185
Brookings County 380 1,210 50 1,640
Brown County 350 1,190 50 1,590
Brule County 45 150 45 235
Buffalo County 20 45 85 150
Butte County 100 240 50 390
Campbell County 15 20 55 90
Charles Mix County 75 195 50 325
Clark County 35 70 50 150
Clay County 180 395 65 640
Codington County 270 1,095 45 1,410
Corson County 30 45 75 155
Custer County 85 210 50 350
Davison County 180 730 45 955
Day County 50 105 50 210
Deuel County 45 90 50 185
Dewey County 60 135 85 285
Douglas County 25 60 50 135
Edmunds County 35 55 50 135
Fall River County 80 220 70 370
Faulk County 20 25 45 90
Grant County 70 210 50 335
Gregory County 40 85 55 175
Haakon County 15 40 45 100
Hamlin County 55 160 40 255
Hand County 30 70 45 140
Hanson County 35 30 55 120
Harding County 10 25 35 70
Hughes County 145 585 45 775
Hutchinson County 60 150 40 255
Hyde County 10 20 40 70
Jackson County 25 55 80 160
Jerauld County 15 65 45 130
Jones County 10 20 80 110
Kingsbury County 45 90 45 180
Lake County 120 305 50 475
Lawrence County 270 995 45 1,315
Lincoln County 735 2,150 45 2,930
Lyman County 30 70 50 150
Marshall County 35 75 40 150
McCook County 50 85 45 180
McPherson County 20 25 55 100
Meade County 305 605 50 960
Mellette County 20 25 65 110
Miner County 20 50 55 125
Minnehaha County 2,140 9,380 50 11,570
Moody County 80 135 65 280
Oglala Lakota County 145 235 105 485
Pennington County 1,120 4,980 50 6,150
Perkins County 25 70 45 140
Potter County 30 40 70 140
Roberts County 110 170 65 350
Sanborn County 20 35 40 100
Spink County 55 100 50 205
Stanley County 25 85 40 150
Sully County 10 20 40 75
Todd County 95 175 120 390
Tripp County 45 135 45 225
Turner County 80 155 45 285
Union County 180 615 55 850
Walworth County 45 110 55 210
Yankton County 220 790 50 1,060
Ziebach County 25 15 70 110

Please note: Data for labor supply components (unemployed, underemployed and discouraged workers) may not add to total labor supply due to rounding.
Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.
See the definition of labor supply.
See technical notes about labor supply estimates.