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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry June
2026
 May
2026		 June
2025		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
TOTAL 79,100 77,700 79,000 1.8% 0.1%
Total Private 67,400 65,600 67,200 2.7% 0.3%
Goods Producing 9,700 9,400 9,800 3.2% -1.0%
Service Providing 69,400 68,300 69,200 1.6% 0.3%
Private Service Providing 57,700 56,200 57,400 2.7% 0.5%
Mining, Logging and Construction 6,900 6,600 6,700 4.5% 3.0%
Manufacturing 2,800 2,800 3,100 0.0% -9.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 14,400 14,200 14,800 1.4% -2.7%
   Wholesale Trade 2,800 2,800 2,900 0.0% -3.4%
   Retail Trade 9,800 9,600 9,900 2.1% -1.0%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,800 1,800 2,000 0.0% -10.0%
Information 700 700 700 0.0% 0.0%
Financial Activities 3,700 3,600 3,700 2.8% 0.0%
Professional and Business Services 7,400 7,300 7,500 1.4% -1.3%
Private Education and Health Services 14,200 14,200 13,800 0.0% 2.9%
Leisure and Hospitality 13,200 12,100 12,800 9.1% 3.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 4,100 4,100 4,100 0.0% 0.0%
Government 11,700 12,100 11,800 -3.3% -0.8%
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.