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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Labor Supply
May 2026 |
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| 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. |
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