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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin
South Dakota Labor Supply
February 2026 |
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| Area | Unemployed | Employed but Willing to Change Jobs | Discouraged Workers |
Total Labor Supply |
| South Dakota | 12,955 | 32,670 | 2,405 | 48,020 |
| Rapid City MSA | 2,000 | 6,005 | 95 | 8,100 |
| Sioux Falls MSA | 4,435 | 12,795 | 125 | 17,365 |
| Aurora County | 35 | 50 | 30 | 110 |
| Beadle County | 215 | 570 | 30 | 815 |
| Bennett County | 45 | 60 | 45 | 150 |
| Bon Homme County | 70 | 80 | 35 | 185 |
| Brookings County | 560 | 1,445 | 35 | 2,035 |
| Brown County | 500 | 1,295 | 30 | 1,825 |
| Brule County | 55 | 155 | 25 | 235 |
| Buffalo County | 25 | 50 | 50 | 130 |
| Butte County | 135 | 245 | 30 | 410 |
| Campbell County | 20 | 15 | 40 | 75 |
| Charles Mix County | 110 | 195 | 35 | 340 |
| Clark County | 50 | 80 | 35 | 160 |
| Clay County | 225 | 490 | 30 | 745 |
| Codington County | 415 | 1,205 | 30 | 1,650 |
| Corson County | 45 | 65 | 45 | 155 |
| Custer County | 130 | 180 | 35 | 345 |
| Davison County | 270 | 815 | 30 | 1,110 |
| Day County | 85 | 110 | 40 | 235 |
| Deuel County | 95 | 80 | 50 | 225 |
| Dewey County | 80 | 160 | 50 | 290 |
| Douglas County | 30 | 50 | 25 | 105 |
| Edmunds County | 50 | 55 | 30 | 135 |
| Fall River County | 115 | 225 | 45 | 390 |
| Faulk County | 20 | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| Grant County | 175 | 225 | 55 | 450 |
| Gregory County | 55 | 80 | 35 | 165 |
| Haakon County | 20 | 45 | 25 | 90 |
| Hamlin County | 105 | 165 | 35 | 305 |
| Hand County | 45 | 70 | 30 | 145 |
| Hanson County | 55 | 30 | 40 | 130 |
| Harding County | 10 | 25 | 15 | 50 |
| Hughes County | 220 | 635 | 30 | 885 |
| Hutchinson County | 105 | 145 | 35 | 285 |
| Hyde County | 15 | 20 | 30 | 65 |
| Jackson County | 45 | 40 | 75 | 160 |
| Jerauld County | 20 | 75 | 25 | 120 |
| Jones County | 15 | 20 | 55 | 90 |
| Kingsbury County | 70 | 95 | 35 | 205 |
| Lake County | 145 | 330 | 25 | 505 |
| Lawrence County | 350 | 1,155 | 30 | 1,535 |
| Lincoln County | 1,025 | 2,155 | 30 | 3,210 |
| Lyman County | 50 | 80 | 40 | 170 |
| Marshall County | 75 | 85 | 40 | 195 |
| McCook County | 80 | 80 | 30 | 195 |
| McPherson County | 35 | 25 | 40 | 100 |
| Meade County | 415 | 660 | 30 | 1,105 |
| Mellette County | 30 | 25 | 55 | 110 |
| Miner County | 30 | 50 | 35 | 110 |
| Minnehaha County | 3,205 | 10,410 | 35 | 13,650 |
| Moody County | 115 | 130 | 40 | 285 |
| Oglala Lakota County | 215 | 250 | 70 | 540 |
| Pennington County | 1,455 | 5,165 | 30 | 6,650 |
| Perkins County | 35 | 65 | 25 | 125 |
| Potter County | 45 | 35 | 45 | 125 |
| Roberts County | 200 | 195 | 55 | 445 |
| Sanborn County | 25 | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| Spink County | 90 | 100 | 35 | 225 |
| Stanley County | 40 | 85 | 25 | 155 |
| Sully County | 15 | 30 | 25 | 70 |
| Todd County | 125 | 175 | 70 | 370 |
| Tripp County | 65 | 135 | 25 | 225 |
| Turner County | 125 | 150 | 30 | 310 |
| Union County | 255 | 690 | 35 | 975 |
| Walworth County | 80 | 115 | 45 | 240 |
| Yankton County | 265 | 870 | 25 | 1,160 |
| Ziebach County | 30 | 20 | 35 | 85 |
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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