Rapid City, SD Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rapid City, SD Metro Area'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
3.7%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-10.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.2 pp (5.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.2 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.6 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp (12.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.2 pp (-5.7%) |