Central South Dakota News

Mellette County recorded an unemployment rate of 14.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 82 people out of the 1,916 living in Mellette County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Mellette County has increased compared to the 10.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Mellette County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	82	14.1%
Employed	499	85.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	499	85.9%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%