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Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rapid City fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2013 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the South Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Rapid City peaked in January 2010 at 5.5% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rapid City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
South Dakota 4.1% -0.2 -0.3
Rapid City 4.3% -0.1 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Rapid City, South Dakota, National

Rapid City, South Dakota monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rapid City peaked in February 2010 at 3,657. There are now 780 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rapid City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rapid City, South Dakota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Rapid City 2,877 -61 -147

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
South Dakota
Unemployment Rate
Rapid City
Unemployment Rate
Rapid City
Unemployed
May
2013
7.6%
April
2013
7.5% 4.1% 4.3% 2,877
March
2013
7.6% 4.3% 4.4% 2,938
February
2013
7.7% 4.4% 4.5% 3,014
January
2013
7.9% 4.3% 4.5% 3,013
December
2012
7.8% 4.3% 4.5% 3,011
November
2012
7.8% 4.3% 4.5% 3,030
October
2012
7.9% 4.4% 4.6% 3,051
September
2012
7.8% 4.4% 4.6% 3,073
August
2012
8.1% 4.5% 4.6% 3,090
July
2012
8.2% 4.5% 4.6% 3,094
June
2012
8.2% 4.4% 4.6% 3,081
May
2012
8.2% 4.4% 4.5% 3,055

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.