Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rapid City fell 0.6 percentage points in July 2021 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the South Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Rapid City peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 9.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rapid City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| South Dakota | 2.9% | 0.0 | -2.5 |
| Rapid City | 2.5% | -0.6 | -3.5 |
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 April 2020 at 8,848. There are now 6,944 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 | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | 1,904 | -458 | -2,531 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,904 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2,362 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2,242 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2,205 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2,258 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2,408 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2,604 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2,618 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2,754 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2,944 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 3,498 |
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. ↩
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