Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rapid City fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.4%. 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 April 2020 at 11.0% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rapid City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
South Dakota | 2.3% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
Rapid City | 2.4% | -0.1 | -1.0 |
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 8,185. There are now 6,348 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 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Rapid City | 1,837 | -101 | -734 |
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 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1,837 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1,938 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2,052 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2,163 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2,298 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2,297 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2,326 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2,410 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2,501 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2,570 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 2,597 |
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. ↩