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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry July
2025
June
2025
July
2024
Percent Change
Last
Month
Last
Year
TOTAL 77,300 78,600 77,300 -1.7% 0.0%
Total Private 67,200 66,700 66,400 0.7% 1.2%
Goods Producing 9,600 9,600 9,500 0.0% 1.1%
Service Providing 67,700 69,000 67,800 -1.9% -0.1%
Private Service Providing 57,600 57,100 56,900 0.9% 1.2%
Mining, Logging and Construction 6,800 6,800 6,600 0.0% 3.0%
Manufacturing 2,800 2,800 2,900 0.0% -3.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 15,300 14,900 14,900 2.7% 2.7%
   Wholesale Trade 2,900 2,900 2,900 0.0% 0.0%
   Retail Trade 10,600 10,200 10,100 3.9% 5.0%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,800 1,800 1,900 0.0% -5.3%
Information 700 700 700 0.0% 0.0%
Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,700 0.0% -2.7%
Professional and Business Services 7,500 7,500 7,500 0.0% 0.0%
Private Education and Health Services 13,700 13,800 13,200 -0.7% 3.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 12,600 12,500 12,900 0.8% -2.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 4,200 4,100 4,000 2.4% 5.0%
Government 10,100 11,900 10,900 -15.1% -7.3%
Notes: 2025 data is preliminary and subject to revision. Data may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Access historical Rapid City MSA nonfarm wage and salaried worker data.
See the definition of nonfarm wage and salaried workers.
See the definition of the Rapid City MSA.
See technical notes about nonfarm worker estimates.