Rapid City CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rapid City CDP's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.0%
2023
8.0%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+33.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.4 pp (6.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -0.5 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.5 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.4 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +3.0 pp (60%) |