South Dakota Job Growth

There were 447,900 jobs in South Dakota in September 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 453,997 employed persons for the month. South Dakota added 1,700 jobs in September 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 633 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	447,900	+1,700	+8,000
CPS	453,997	+633	+7,249

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 June 2019 for South Dakota at 448,300. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in South Dakota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 446,200 in August 2019, South Dakota has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in South Dakota for September 2019 is at a new high of 453,997.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
September 2019	447,900	1,700	453,997	633
August 2019	446,200	-1,200	453,364	443
July 2019	447,400	-900	452,921	633
June 2019	448,300	1,200	452,288	520
May 2019	447,100	1,200	451,768	238
April 2019	445,900	-200	451,530	561
March 2019	446,100	-100	450,969	1,003
February 2019	446,200	-1,600	449,966	1,297
January 2019	447,800	2,200	448,669	1,302
December 2018	445,600	2,000	447,367	-36
November 2018	443,600	2,300	447,403	94
October 2018	441,300	1,400	447,309	561