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South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin

Rapid City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Nonfarm Worker Levels

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Industry September
2026
 August
2026		 September
2025		 Percent Change
Last
Month		 Last
Year
TOTAL 77,900 78,900 77,200 -1.3% 0.9%
Total Private 65,700 68,300 65,400 -3.8% 0.5%
Goods Producing 9,600 9,700 9,400 -1.0% 2.1%
Service Providing 68,300 69,200 67,800 -1.3% 0.7%
Private Service Providing 56,100 58,600 56,000 -4.3% 0.2%
Mining, Logging and Construction 6,800 6,900 6,600 -1.4% 3.0%
Manufacturing 2,800 2,800 2,800 0.0% 0.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 13,800 14,300 14,400 -3.5% -4.2%
   Wholesale Trade 2,700 2,800 2,800 -3.6% -3.6%
   Retail Trade 9,300 9,700 9,700 -4.1% -4.1%
   Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 1,800 1,800 1,900 0.0% -5.3%
Information 700 700 700 0.0% 0.0%
Financial Activities 3,600 3,700 3,700 -2.7% -2.7%
Professional and Business Services 7,300 7,400 7,400 -1.4% -1.4%
Private Education and Health Services 14,100 14,200 14,000 -0.7% 0.7%
Leisure and Hospitality 12,500 14,200 11,700 -12.0% 6.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 4,100 4,100 4,100 0.0% 0.0%
Government 12,200 10,600 11,800 15.1% 3.4%
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.
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