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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry January
2023
December
2022
January
2022
Percent Change
Last
Month
Last
Year
TOTAL 71,700 72,900 68,500 -1.6% 4.7%
Total Private 60,300 61,300 57,400 -1.6% 5.1%
Goods Producing 8,400 8,600 8,000 -2.3% 5.0%
Service Providing 63,300 64,300 60,500 -1.6% 4.6%
Private Service Providing 51,900 52,700 49,400 -1.5% 5.1%
Mining, Logging and Construction 5,300 5,500 5,100 -3.6% 3.9%
Manufacturing 3,100 3,100 2,900 0.0% 6.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 14,500 15,000 13,800 -3.3% 5.1%
   Wholesale Trade 2,800 2,800 2,600 0.0% 7.7%
   Retail Trade 9,700 10,100 9,300 -4.0% 4.3%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 2,000 2,100 1,900 -4.8% 5.3%
Information 700 700 700 0.0% 0.0%
Financial Activities 3,700 3,700 3,500 0.0% 5.7%
Professional and Business Services 7,000 7,000 6,500 0.0% 7.7%
Private Education and Health Services 12,800 12,900 12,600 -0.8% 1.6%
Leisure and Hospitality 9,700 9,800 8,800 -1.0% 10.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,500 3,600 3,500 -2.8% 0.0%
Government 11,400 11,600 11,100 -1.7% 2.7%
Notes: 2023 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.