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Civilian labor force in Rapid City, SD

Civilian labor force in Rapid City, SD was 41,436 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024.

2025, persons41,436
Change on 2024+2.3%
Series high41,4362025
Series low27,3331990

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Civilian labor force in Rapid City, SD, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 27,333 persons1991: 28,135 persons1992: 28,910 persons1993: 29,343 persons1994: 29,858 persons1995: 30,332 persons1996: 31,065 persons1997: 31,534 persons1998: 32,214 persons1999: 32,110 persons2000: 32,240 persons2001: 33,065 persons2002: 33,467 persons2003: 33,851 persons2004: 34,346 persons2005: 34,631 persons2006: 34,589 persons2007: 35,123 persons2008: 35,509 persons2009: 36,237 persons2010: 34,798 persons2011: 34,815 persons2012: 34,856 persons2013: 34,763 persons2014: 35,287 persons2015: 35,774 persons2016: 36,551 persons2017: 37,041 persons2018: 37,202 persons2019: 37,856 persons2020: 37,996 persons2021: 39,003 persons2022: 39,705 persons2023: 39,917 persons2024: 40,510 persons2025: 41,436 persons25K30K35K40K45K19902002201420251990: 27,333 persons1991: 28,135 persons1992: 28,910 persons1993: 29,343 persons1994: 29,858 persons1995: 30,332 persons1996: 31,065 persons1997: 31,534 persons1998: 32,214 persons1999: 32,110 persons2000: 32,240 persons2001: 33,065 persons2002: 33,467 persons2003: 33,851 persons2004: 34,346 persons2005: 34,631 persons2006: 34,589 persons2007: 35,123 persons2008: 35,509 persons2009: 36,237 persons2010: 34,798 persons2011: 34,815 persons2012: 34,856 persons2013: 34,763 persons2014: 35,287 persons2015: 35,774 persons2016: 36,551 persons2017: 37,041 persons2018: 37,202 persons2019: 37,856 persons2020: 37,996 persons2021: 39,003 persons2022: 39,705 persons2023: 39,917 persons2024: 40,510 persons2025: 41,436 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202541,436
202440,510
202339,917
202239,705
202139,003
202037,996
201937,856
201837,202
201737,041
201636,551
201535,774
201435,287
201334,763
201234,856
201134,815
201034,798
200936,237
200835,509
200735,123
200634,589
200534,631
200434,346
200333,851
200233,467
200133,065
200032,240
199932,110
199832,214
199731,534
199631,065
199530,332
199429,858
199329,343
199228,910
199128,135
199027,333

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Rapid City, SD, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Rapid City, SD, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/rapid-city-sd. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Rapid City, SD, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/rapid-city-sd.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Rapid City, SD, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/rapid-city-sd (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Rapid City, SD?

Civilian labor force in Rapid City, SD was 41,436 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Rapid City, SD?

41,436 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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