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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Labor Supply
January 2026 |
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| Area | Unemployed | Employed but Willing to Change Jobs | Discouraged Workers |
Total Labor Supply |
| South Dakota | 11,860 | 32,500 | 2,500 | 46,840 |
| Rapid City MSA | 1,880 | 5,985 | 115 | 7,970 |
| Sioux Falls MSA | 4,165 | 12,800 | 135 | 17,095 |
| Aurora County | 35 | 50 | 35 | 115 |
| Beadle County | 180 | 570 | 30 | 780 |
| Bennett County | 40 | 60 | 45 | 140 |
| Bon Homme County | 55 | 80 | 30 | 170 |
| Brookings County | 440 | 1,395 | 30 | 1,870 |
| Brown County | 440 | 1,280 | 30 | 1,750 |
| Brule County | 40 | 155 | 20 | 215 |
| Buffalo County | 25 | 50 | 50 | 125 |
| Butte County | 120 | 245 | 30 | 395 |
| Campbell County | 20 | 15 | 40 | 75 |
| Charles Mix County | 105 | 195 | 35 | 335 |
| Clark County | 50 | 80 | 35 | 165 |
| Clay County | 160 | 470 | 25 | 655 |
| Codington County | 385 | 1,205 | 35 | 1,620 |
| Corson County | 35 | 60 | 45 | 140 |
| Custer County | 135 | 180 | 45 | 360 |
| Davison County | 250 | 810 | 30 | 1,090 |
| Day County | 90 | 110 | 45 | 240 |
| Deuel County | 95 | 80 | 55 | 230 |
| Dewey County | 80 | 155 | 55 | 295 |
| Douglas County | 25 | 45 | 30 | 105 |
| Edmunds County | 40 | 55 | 30 | 130 |
| Fall River County | 125 | 225 | 55 | 405 |
| Faulk County | 20 | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| Grant County | 180 | 225 | 65 | 470 |
| Gregory County | 40 | 80 | 30 | 150 |
| Haakon County | 20 | 45 | 30 | 90 |
| Hamlin County | 80 | 165 | 30 | 280 |
| Hand County | 35 | 70 | 30 | 135 |
| Hanson County | 65 | 30 | 55 | 150 |
| Harding County | 10 | 20 | 15 | 45 |
| Hughes County | 205 | 635 | 30 | 870 |
| Hutchinson County | 105 | 145 | 35 | 290 |
| Hyde County | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 |
| Jackson County | 40 | 40 | 75 | 155 |
| Jerauld County | 15 | 75 | 25 | 115 |
| Jones County | 15 | 20 | 50 | 80 |
| Kingsbury County | 75 | 95 | 40 | 210 |
| Lake County | 115 | 320 | 25 | 465 |
| Lawrence County | 305 | 1,140 | 30 | 1,475 |
| Lincoln County | 920 | 2,155 | 30 | 3,105 |
| Lyman County | 45 | 80 | 40 | 165 |
| Marshall County | 80 | 80 | 50 | 210 |
| McCook County | 75 | 80 | 35 | 190 |
| McPherson County | 30 | 25 | 35 | 90 |
| Meade County | 380 | 655 | 35 | 1,065 |
| Mellette County | 25 | 25 | 45 | 95 |
| Miner County | 25 | 50 | 35 | 110 |
| Minnehaha County | 3,055 | 10,415 | 35 | 13,505 |
| Moody County | 105 | 125 | 45 | 280 |
| Oglala Lakota County | 200 | 250 | 80 | 530 |
| Pennington County | 1,365 | 5,150 | 35 | 6,545 |
| Perkins County | 30 | 65 | 30 | 125 |
| Potter County | 40 | 35 | 50 | 125 |
| Roberts County | 205 | 195 | 65 | 460 |
| Sanborn County | 25 | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| Spink County | 80 | 100 | 40 | 220 |
| Stanley County | 30 | 85 | 25 | 140 |
| Sully County | 10 | 30 | 20 | 60 |
| Todd County | 100 | 175 | 70 | 340 |
| Tripp County | 55 | 135 | 25 | 215 |
| Turner County | 115 | 150 | 35 | 295 |
| Union County | 215 | 685 | 35 | 935 |
| Walworth County | 80 | 115 | 50 | 245 |
| Yankton County | 245 | 865 | 30 | 1,135 |
| Ziebach County | 20 | 20 | 30 | 70 |
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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