Western South Dakota News

Fall River County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 96 people out of the 6,979 living in Fall River County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Fall River County has increased compared to the 2.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Fall River County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Of the 2,984 people who had a job during that time, 5 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,979 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	96	3.1%
Employed	2,984	96.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,979	96.7%
Employed in armed forces	5	0.2%