Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rapid City fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the South Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Rapid City peaked in December 2009 at 5.4% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Rapid City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
South Dakota	3.0%	0.0	-0.4
Rapid City	3.1%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Rapid City, South Dakota, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rapid City peaked in December 2009 at 3,847. There are now 1,503 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,148 in November 2015, the number of unemployed has now grown by 196. Rapid City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rapid City, South Dakota) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rapid City	2,344	+49	-263

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
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.0%	3.1%	2,344
September 2018	3.7%	3.0%	3.1%	2,295
August 2018	3.9%	3.0%	3.1%	2,319
July 2018	3.9%	3.1%	2.9%	2,216
June 2018	4.0%	3.2%	3.1%	2,326
May 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.2%	2,362
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.4%	2,588
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.2%	2,434
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.5%	2,622
January 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.4%	2,571
December 2017	4.1%	3.4%	3.6%	2,635