Rapid City City, SD Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 26,242 | - | 3.3 | - |
| 1991 | 26,737 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 27,390 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 27,788 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 28,990 | 4.3 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 29,481 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 30,101 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 30,611 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 31,591 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 31,587 | 0.0 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 31,543 | -0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 32,128 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 32,394 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 32,877 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 33,408 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 33,675 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 33,951 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 34,573 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 25,158 | - | 4.7 | - |
| Feb | 25,053 | - | 4.4 | - |
| Mar | 25,439 | - | 4.1 | - |
| Apr | 25,537 | - | 3.5 | - |
| May | 26,370 | - | 3.2 | - |
| Jun | 27,209 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Jul | 27,705 | - | 2.1 | - |
| Aug | 27,535 | - | 2.7 | - |
| Sep | 26,546 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Oct | 26,504 | - | 2.9 | - |
| Nov | 26,200 | - | 3.1 | - |
| Dec | 25,650 | - | 3.2 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 25,164 | 0.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 25,230 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 25,522 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 25,961 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 26,784 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 27,754 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 28,589 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 28,170 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 27,351 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 27,077 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 26,861 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 26,378 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 25,866 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 25,644 | 1.6 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 26,059 | 2.1 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 26,788 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| May | 27,432 | 2.4 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 28,861 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 29,247 | 2.3 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 28,872 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 27,957 | 2.2 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 27,361 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 27,497 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 27,100 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 1993-Jan | 25,804 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 25,870 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 26,462 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 27,029 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| May | 27,302 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 28,673 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 29,671 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 29,675 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 28,452 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 28,434 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 28,243 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 27,845 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 1994-Jan | 27,010 | 4.7 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 27,024 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 27,413 | 3.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 28,536 | 5.6 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 29,262 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 30,427 | 6.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 31,147 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 30,809 | 3.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 29,519 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 29,343 | 3.2 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 28,890 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 28,497 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| 1995-Jan | 28,409 | 5.2 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 28,554 | 5.7 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 28,635 | 4.5 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 29,077 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 29,441 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 29,975 | -1.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 30,822 | -1.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 30,468 | -1.1 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 29,577 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 29,835 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 29,558 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 29,416 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 28,464 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 28,642 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 28,646 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 29,191 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 29,806 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 31,142 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 31,839 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 31,524 | 3.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 30,455 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 30,644 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 30,558 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 30,298 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 29,172 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 29,444 | 2.8 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 29,919 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 29,955 | 2.6 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| May | 30,682 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 31,885 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 32,317 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 32,042 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 30,604 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 30,682 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 30,570 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 30,056 | -0.8 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 30,475 | 4.5 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 30,630 | 4.0 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 30,848 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 30,947 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 31,596 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 32,401 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 32,880 | 1.7 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 32,371 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 32,168 | 5.1 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 32,036 | 4.4 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 31,436 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 31,299 | 4.1 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 30,254 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 30,488 | -0.5 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 30,980 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 31,399 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 31,725 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 32,825 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 32,960 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 32,434 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 31,583 | -1.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 31,657 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 31,571 | 0.4 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 31,171 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 30,256 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 30,299 | -0.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 30,718 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 31,553 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 31,566 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 32,699 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 32,906 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 32,930 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 31,940 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 31,491 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 31,067 | -1.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 31,096 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 30,926 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 31,134 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 31,102 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 31,875 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| May | 32,261 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 33,154 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 33,675 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 33,732 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 32,505 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 32,110 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 31,643 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 31,418 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 30,518 | -1.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 31,017 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 31,050 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 31,699 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| May | 32,302 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 33,465 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 34,201 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 34,432 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 32,975 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 32,754 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 32,212 | 1.8 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 32,104 | 2.2 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 31,458 | 3.1 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 31,796 | 2.5 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 31,796 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 32,625 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| May | 32,877 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 33,959 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 34,527 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 34,642 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 33,024 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 32,723 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 32,578 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 32,518 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 31,868 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 32,203 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 32,200 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 32,773 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 33,274 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 34,465 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 35,250 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 35,732 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 34,082 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 33,446 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 33,049 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 32,552 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 32,090 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 32,419 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 32,549 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 33,494 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| May | 33,893 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 34,810 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 35,395 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 36,043 | 0.9 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 33,916 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 33,558 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 33,098 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 32,831 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 32,280 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 32,643 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 32,806 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 33,497 | 0.0 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 34,026 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 35,189 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 35,433 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 36,120 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 34,052 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 34,087 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 33,747 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 33,536 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 33,071 | 2.5 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 33,326 | 2.1 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 33,608 | 2.4 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 34,396 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 34,738 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 35,691 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 36,021 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 36,427 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 34,740 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 34,645 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 34,374 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 33,835 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 33,224 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 33,669 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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