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South Dakota Cities by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 80 cities ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Unemployment Rate ↑
1 North Spearfish CDP, South Dakota 0.0%
2 Ipswich city, South Dakota 0.0%
3 Lead city, South Dakota 0.0%
4 Miller city, South Dakota 0.0%
5 Green Valley CDP, South Dakota 0.0%
6 Lennox city, South Dakota 0.4%
7 Fort Pierre city, South Dakota 0.4%
8 Langford School District 45-5, South Dakota 0.6%
9 Groton city, South Dakota 0.7%
10 Clear Lake city, South Dakota 0.7%
11 Pierre city, South Dakota 0.7%
12 Webster city, South Dakota 0.7%
13 Platte city, South Dakota 0.8%
14 Aurora town, South Dakota 0.8%
15 Salem city, South Dakota 0.8%
16 Dell Rapids city, South Dakota 0.9%
17 Britton city, South Dakota 0.9%
18 Worthing city, South Dakota 1.0%
19 Mitchell city, South Dakota 1.1%
20 Harrisburg city, South Dakota 1.1%
21 Hartford city, South Dakota 1.2%
22 Brandon city, South Dakota 1.5%
23 Mobridge city, South Dakota 1.5%
24 Volga city, South Dakota 1.7%
25 Crooks city, South Dakota 1.8%
26 Tea city, South Dakota 1.9%
27 Watertown city, South Dakota 2.0%
28 Parker city, South Dakota 2.1%
29 Elk Point city, South Dakota 2.1%
30 Yankton city, South Dakota 2.1%
31 Baltic city, South Dakota 2.2%
32 Sioux Falls city, South Dakota 2.3%
33 Spearfish city, South Dakota 2.5%
34 Winner city, South Dakota 2.7%
35 Redfield city, South Dakota 2.7%
36 Summerset city, South Dakota 2.7%
37 Lemmon city, South Dakota 2.9%
38 Canton city, South Dakota 2.9%
39 Huron city, South Dakota 3.0%
40 Parkston city, South Dakota 3.0%
41 Gettysburg city, South Dakota 3.0%
42 Madison city, South Dakota 3.1%
43 Chamberlain city, South Dakota 3.2%
44 Custer city, South Dakota 3.2%
45 Sturgis city, South Dakota 3.2%
46 Rapid City city, South Dakota 3.2%
47 Rapid Valley CDP, South Dakota 3.4%
48 Deadwood city, South Dakota 3.5%
49 Hot Springs city, South Dakota 3.5%
50 Box Elder city, South Dakota 3.7%
51 Tyndall city, South Dakota 3.8%
52 Flandreau city, South Dakota 3.9%
53 Dakota Dunes CDP, South Dakota 3.9%
54 Freeman city, South Dakota 4.1%
55 Gregory city, South Dakota 4.1%
56 Aberdeen city, South Dakota 4.2%
57 Brookings city, South Dakota 4.4%
58 Beresford city, South Dakota 4.4%
59 Springfield city, South Dakota 4.7%
60 Milbank city, South Dakota 4.7%
61 Martin city, South Dakota 5.3%
62 Blackhawk CDP, South Dakota 5.4%
63 Colman city, South Dakota 5.4%
64 North Sioux City city, South Dakota 5.7%
65 Garretson city, South Dakota 6.3%
66 Wagner city, South Dakota 6.3%
67 Belle Fourche city, South Dakota 6.5%
68 Clark city, South Dakota 6.5%
69 Sisseton city, South Dakota 6.6%
70 Kyle CDP, South Dakota 6.8%
71 Pine Ridge CDP, South Dakota 8.2%
72 Colonial Pine Hills CDP, South Dakota 8.6%
73 Vermillion city, South Dakota 10.3%
74 Fort Thompson CDP, South Dakota 12.3%
75 Rosebud CDP, South Dakota 19.3%
76 Mission city, South Dakota 20.5%
77 North Eagle Butte CDP, South Dakota 22.8%
78 Oglala CDP, South Dakota 24.3%
79 Eagle Butte city, South Dakota 27.1%
80 Ashland Heights CDP, South Dakota 29.5%