Rapid City, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 61,900 jobs in Rapid City, South Dakota in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,039 employed persons for the month. Rapid City lost 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 13 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rapid City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,900	-200	+700
CPS	65,039	+13	+1,290

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Rapid City, South Dakota Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Rapid City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Rapid City, South Dakota

CES employment for Rapid City peaked in September 2008 at 62,400. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Rapid City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 60,200 in February 2010, Rapid City has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,670 for Rapid City in March 2008. 631 jobs have been lost in Rapid City since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 62,935, Rapid City has added 2,104 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rapid City, South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	61,900	-200	65,039	13
February 2012	62,100	200	65,026	242
January 2012	61,900	-500	64,784	324
December 2011	62,400	700	64,460	483
November 2011	61,700	-100	63,977	463
October 2011	61,800	400	63,514	377
September 2011	61,400	800	63,137	202
August 2011	60,600	-500	62,935	-186
July 2011	61,100	-800	63,121	-64
June 2011	61,900	1,000	63,185	-213
May 2011	60,900	-400	63,398	-279
April 2011	61,300	100	63,677	-72
March 2011	61,200	300	63,749	8