# Cities in South Dakota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/south-dakota-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Vermillion, SD | 8.5 |
| 2 | Box Elder, SD | 4.9 |
| 3 | Brookings, SD | 4.5 |
| 4 | Aberdeen, SD | 3.7 |
| 5 | Huron, SD | 2.6 |
| 5 | Rapid City, SD | 2.6 |
| 7 | Sioux Falls, SD | 2.5 |
| 8 | Spearfish, SD | 2.2 |
| 9 | Yankton, SD | 2 |
| 10 | Watertown, SD | 1.8 |
| 11 | Pierre, SD | 1.2 |
| 12 | Brandon, SD | 1.2 |
| 13 | Mitchell, SD | 1 |
| 14 | Harrisburg, SD | 1 |