Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Labor Supply


April 2026

Area Unemployed Employed but Willing to Change Jobs Discouraged
Workers
Total
Labor
Supply
South Dakota 8,525 29,610 2,805 40,930
Rapid City MSA 1,360 5,625 120 7,100
Sioux Falls MSA 2,940 11,590 140 14,670
Aurora County 20 45 25 90
Beadle County 130 455 35 620
Bennett County 30 55 50 140
Bon Homme County 40 80 35 150
Brookings County 345 1,215 40 1,595
Brown County 340 1,170 40 1,550
Brule County 40 145 30 210
Buffalo County 20 45 80 150
Butte County 95 235 40 370
Campbell County 10 20 35 65
Charles Mix County 75 185 45 305
Clark County 40 65 45 150
Clay County 155 430 40 625
Codington County 270 1,080 35 1,385
Corson County 25 45 55 125
Custer County 80 205 40 325
Davison County 170 720 35 925
Day County 50 100 45 195
Deuel County 65 85 60 205
Dewey County 65 135 70 275
Douglas County 20 60 35 115
Edmunds County 35 50 40 130
Fall River County 80 215 55 350
Faulk County 15 25 30 70
Grant County 115 205 65 385
Gregory County 30 80 35 150
Haakon County 10 40 30 80
Hamlin County 60 155 35 250
Hand County 20 70 25 115
Hanson County 35 30 45 110
Harding County 10 20 20 50
Hughes County 125 570 30 725
Hutchinson County 55 145 30 230
Hyde County 5 20 25 50
Jackson County 25 45 70 140
Jerauld County 10 65 25 100
Jones County 15 20 75 105
Kingsbury County 40 85 35 160
Lake County 100 305 35 440
Lawrence County 240 970 35 1,240
Lincoln County 680 2,115 35 2,830
Lyman County 30 65 40 135
Marshall County 45 70 45 155
McCook County 45 85 30 160
McPherson County 20 25 35 80
Meade County 275 590 40 900
Mellette County 15 25 45 85
Miner County 20 45 40 105
Minnehaha County 2,140 9,235 40 11,415
Moody County 65 130 45 240
Oglala Lakota County 150 235 90 475
Pennington County 1,005 4,830 40 5,875
Perkins County 25 65 40 135
Potter County 40 40 70 145
Roberts County 145 165 70 385
Sanborn County 15 35 25 75
Spink County 50 95 35 185
Stanley County 25 80 30 130
Sully County 10 20 20 50
Todd County 95 175 95 365
Tripp County 40 135 30 205
Turner County 75 155 35 265
Union County 150 610 35 795
Walworth County 50 105 45 200
Yankton County 180 775 35 990
Ziebach County 25 15 60 100

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.