Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

South Dakota Labor Supply


February 2026

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.
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.