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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry August
2024
July
2024		 August
2023 		Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
TOTAL 76,600 76,500 77,500 0.1% -1.2%
Total Private 65,700 65,600 66,800 0.2% -1.6%
Goods Producing 9,500 9,600 9,300 -1.0% 2.2%
Service Providing 67,100 66,900 68,200 0.3% -1.6%
Private Service Providing 56,200 56,000 57,500 0.4% -2.3%
Mining, Logging and Construction 6,600 6,700 6,300 -1.5% 4.8%
Manufacturing 2,900 2,900 3,000 0.0% -3.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 15,500 15,400 15,200 0.6% 2.0%
   Wholesale Trade 2,800 2,800 2,800 0.0% 0.0%
   Retail Trade 10,800 10,800 10,500 0.0% 2.9%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,900 1,800 1,900 5.6% 0.0%
Information 800 800 800 0.0% 0.0%
Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,700 0.0% -2.7%
Professional and Business Services 7,200 7,200 7,200 0.0% 0.0%
Private Education and Health Services 13,100 13,000 13,100 0.8% 0.0%
Leisure and Hospitality 12,200 12,200 13,700 0.0% -10.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,800 3,800 3,800 0.0% 0.0%
Government 10,900 10,900 10,700 0.0% 1.9%
Notes: 2024 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.