KNBN NewsCenter1 May 6, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. — Workforce instability has been a concern in Rapid City recently. Elevate Rapid City held a workshop to Revitalize the Workforce, specifically for employers of high crisis individuals. Hiring and maintaining a workforce has been difficult, and although the unemployment rates are returning to normal, the labor participation rate is still struggling. In Rapid City, only 60% of working age adults, those 15 or older, are in the workforce or looking for work. “So we have about 56,000 individuals right here in Rapid City that are not working…they’re not looking for work,” said Elevate Director of Workforce Development and Talent Management, Samantha McGrath. “That number continues to go up. It’s still tricky for individuals to maintain employment. And so a lot of time we see individuals get that job, but then something happens and they lose that job.”