Rapid City, South Dakota Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rapid City fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 3.1%. 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 April 2020 at 13.8% and is now 10.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Rapid City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| South Dakota | 2.9% | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rapid City | 3.1% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
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 8,181 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 | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | 2,355 | -48 | -272 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2,355 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2,403 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2,474 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 2,859 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2,897 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 3,336 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4,025 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 5,530 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 6,451 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 7.0% | 11.2% | 8,292 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 9.2% | 13.8% | 10,536 |
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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