Rapid City Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 109,270, see rank | 651,429 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 54,825, 50.17%, see rank | 49.87% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 39,773, 72.55%, see rank | 73.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,029, 3.70%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 37,744, 68.84%, see rank | 72.52% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,900, 95.11%, see rank | 94.85% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,844, 4.89%, see rank | 5.15% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,052, 27.45%, see rank | 26.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 54,445, 49.83%, see rank | 50.13% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 35,379, 64.98%, see rank | 64.92% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 308, 0.57%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 35,071, 64.42%, see rank | 64.79% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 33,342, 95.07%, see rank | 95.64% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,729, 4.93%, see rank | 4.36% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 19,066, 35.02%, see rank | 35.08% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 98,826, see rank | 636,670 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 49,126, 49.71%, see rank | 49.71% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 36,543, 74.39%, see rank | 73.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,115, 4.31%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 34,428, 70.08%, see rank | 72.55% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 32,269, 93.73%, see rank | 94.55% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,159, 6.27%, see rank | 5.45% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,583, 25.61%, see rank | 26.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 49,700, 50.29%, see rank | 50.29% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 32,775, 65.95%, see rank | 65.39% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 378, 0.76%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 32,397, 65.19%, see rank | 65.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,658, 94.63%, see rank | 95.61% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,739, 5.37%, see rank | 4.39% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,925, 34.05%, see rank | 34.61% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 95,808, see rank | 623,566 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 47,481, 49.56%, see rank | 49.60% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 36,073, 75.97%, see rank | 73.71% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,296, 4.84%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 33,777, 71.14%, see rank | 72.75% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 31,650, 93.70%, see rank | 94.85% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,127, 6.30%, see rank | 5.15% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,408, 24.03%, see rank | 26.29% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 48,327, 50.44%, see rank | 50.40% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 31,654, 65.50%, see rank | 65.45% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 290, 0.60%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 31,364, 64.90%, see rank | 65.32% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,748, 94.85%, see rank | 95.83% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,616, 5.15%, see rank | 4.17% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,673, 34.50%, see rank | 34.55% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 94,189, see rank | 623,398 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 46,358, 49.22%, see rank | 49.48% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 35,168, 75.86%, see rank | 73.98% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,041, 4.40%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 33,127, 71.46%, see rank | 73.11% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 31,361, 94.67%, see rank | 95.31% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,766, 5.33%, see rank | 4.69% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,190, 24.14%, see rank | 26.02% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 47,831, 50.78%, see rank | 50.52% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 31,112, 65.05%, see rank | 65.44% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 304, 0.64%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 30,808, 64.41%, see rank | 65.31% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,313, 95.15%, see rank | 95.81% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,495, 4.85%, see rank | 4.19% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,719, 34.95%, see rank | 34.56% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.