Northeast South Dakota News

Hamlin County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 75 people out of the 6,127 living in Hamlin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

Of the 2,895 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,891 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	75	2.5%
Employed	2,895	97.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,891	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.1%