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South Dakota Job Growth

There were 418,500 jobs in South Dakota in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 430,091 employed persons for the month. South Dakota lost 900 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,801 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 418,500 -900 +3,700
CPS 430,091 +1,801 +3,877

South Dakota Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for South Dakota as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in South Dakota

CES employment peaked in March 2013 for South Dakota at 419,400. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in South Dakota according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in South Dakota reached a maximum of 430,235 in March 2008. 144 jobs have been lost in South Dakota since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 416,879, South Dakota has added 13,212 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

South Dakota Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 418,500 -900 430,091 1,801
March 2013 419,400 400 428,290 656
February 2013 419,000 1,200 427,634 -246
January 2013 417,800 1,900 427,880 -67
December 2012 415,900 200 427,947 624
November 2012 415,700 0 427,323 707
October 2012 415,700 400 426,616 791
September 2012 415,300 1,800 425,825 535
August 2012 413,500 -400 425,290 315
July 2012 413,900 -500 424,975 -117
June 2012 414,400 200 425,092 -478
May 2012 414,200 -600 425,570 -644
April 2012 414,800 1,600 426,214 -385

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