Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rapid City fell 2.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the South Dakota rate. The unemployment rate in Rapid City peaked in April 2020 at 13.8% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rapid City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
South Dakota	9.4%	-1.5	+6.1
Rapid City	11.2%	-2.6	+7.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 10,536. There are now 2,220 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rapid City	8,316	-2,220	+5,713

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
June 2020	11.1%	7.2%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	11.2%	8,316
April 2020	14.7%	10.9%	13.8%	10,536
March 2020	4.4%	3.1%	3.4%	2,566
February 2020	3.5%	3.3%	3.5%	2,627
January 2020	3.6%	3.4%	3.5%	2,678
December 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.6%	2,697
November 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.6%	2,705
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.6%	2,708
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.6%	2,705
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.6%	2,693
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.6%	2,670