Rapid City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rapid City city'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
4.6%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-30.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +1.1 pp (23.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -1.2 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -1.3 pp (-28.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.2 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.2 pp (-5.9%) |