# Unemployment: Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 23.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,362.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.3% (Apr 2021) to 281.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-39660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-rapid-city-sd-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,362.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,695.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,555.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,608.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,509.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,360.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,605.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,999.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,875.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,779.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,739.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,528.0 thousands | 23.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,783.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,481.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| June 2025 | 1,653.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,622.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,568.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| March 2025 | 1,516.0 thousands | 23.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,797.0 thousands | 11.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,588.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,490.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,467.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,354.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| September 2024 | 1,238.0 thousands | −3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```