Marcia Hultman

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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry September
2024
August
2024
September
2023
Percent Change
Last
Month
Last
Year
TOTAL 76,100 76,500 75,600 -0.5% 0.7%
Total Private 63,600 65,700 64,100 -3.2% -0.8%
Goods Producing 9,400 9,500 9,200 -1.1% 2.2%
Service Providing 66,700 67,000 66,400 -0.4% 0.5%
Private Service Providing 54,200 56,200 54,900 -3.6% -1.3%
Mining, Logging and Construction 6,500 6,600 6,300 -1.5% 3.2%
Manufacturing 2,900 2,900 2,900 0.0% 0.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 14,900 15,400 14,700 -3.2% 1.4%
   Wholesale Trade 2,800 2,800 2,800 0.0% 0.0%
   Retail Trade 10,300 10,700 10,000 -3.7% 3.0%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,800 1,900 1,900 -5.3% -5.3%
Information 800 800 800 0.0% 0.0%
Financial Activities 3,600 3,600 3,800 0.0% -5.3%
Professional and Business Services 7,100 7,200 7,200 -1.4% -1.4%
Private Education and Health Services 13,000 13,100 12,900 -0.8% 0.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 10,900 12,200 11,700 -10.7% -6.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,900 3,900 3,800 0.0% 2.6%
Government 12,500 10,800 11,500 15.7% 8.7%
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.