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Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sioux Falls, SD

Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sioux Falls, SD was 2.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 14 cities in 2024.

20242.5%
Change on 2023+0.2 pts
Rank7th of 14Cities in South Dakota ranked
Series high2.52024
Series low2.32023

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Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sioux Falls, SD, 2021 to 2024

2.252.32.352.42.452.52.5520212022202320242021: 2.5 %2022: 2.3 %2023: 2.3 %2024: 2.5 %2.22.32.42.52.6202120242021: 2.5 %2022: 2.3 %2023: 2.3 %2024: 2.5 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
20242.5
20232.3
20222.3
20212.5

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2024
Sioux Falls, SD2.5
South Dakota2.9
United States5.2

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sioux Falls, SD, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sioux Falls, SD, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployment-rate-acs/sioux-falls-sd. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sioux Falls, SD, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployment-rate-acs/sioux-falls-sd.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), Sioux Falls, SD, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployment-rate-acs/sioux-falls-sd (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sioux Falls, SD?

Unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sioux Falls, SD was 2.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 14 cities in 2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) in Sioux Falls, SD?

2.5% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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