South Dakota Job Growth

There were 409,100 jobs in South Dakota in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 428,645 employed persons for the month. South Dakota added 1,100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 808 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	409,100	+1,100	+2,700
CPS	428,645	-808	+4,271

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 2008 for South Dakota at 412,600. Since then 3,500 jobs have been lost in South Dakota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 400,200 in January 2010, South Dakota has gained 8,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in South Dakota reached a maximum of 430,560 in March 2008. 1,915 jobs have been lost in South Dakota since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 417,375, South Dakota has added 11,270 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	409,100	1,100	428,645	-808
March 2012	408,000	500	429,453	-666
February 2012	407,500	600	430,119	-225
January 2012	406,900	-1,100	430,344	658
December 2011	408,000	2,700	429,686	1,207
November 2011	405,300	200	428,479	1,249
October 2011	405,100	1,000	427,230	1,321
September 2011	404,100	-1,900	425,909	1,004
August 2011	406,000	-1,100	424,905	622
July 2011	407,100	0	424,283	136
June 2011	407,100	500	424,147	-103
May 2011	406,600	200	424,250	-124
April 2011	406,400	100	424,374	132