South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Industry	March 2026	February 2026	March 2025	Percent Change
Industry	March 2026	February 2026	March 2025	Last Month	Last Year
TOTAL	74,900	74,700	73,400	0.3%	2.0%
Total Private	62,700	62,500	61,400	0.3%	2.1%
Goods Producing	9,000	8,900	9,400	1.1%	-4.3%
Service Providing	65,900	65,800	64,000	0.2%	3.0%
Private Service Providing	53,700	53,600	52,000	0.2%	3.3%
Mining, Logging and Construction	6,200	6,100	6,300	1.6%	-1.6%
Manufacturing	2,800	2,800	3,100	0.0%	-9.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	13,900	14,000	13,900	-0.7%	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,800	2,800	2,800	0.0%	0.0%
Retail Trade	9,300	9,400	9,300	-1.1%	0.0%
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities	1,800	1,800	1,800	0.0%	0.0%
Information	700	700	700	0.0%	0.0%
Financial Activities	3,600	3,600	3,500	0.0%	2.9%
Professional and Business Services	7,100	7,100	7,200	0.0%	-1.4%
Private Education and Health Services	14,200	14,100	13,400	0.7%	6.0%
Leisure and Hospitality	10,100	10,100	9,300	0.0%	8.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,100	4,000	4,000	2.5%	2.5%
Government	12,200	12,200	12,000	0.0%	1.7%
*Notes:* 2026 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.