South Dakota Job Growth

There were 443,800 jobs in South Dakota in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 445,204 employed persons for the month. South Dakota added 1,500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 220 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	443,800	+1,500	+7,300
CPS	445,204	+220	+4,478

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 in October 2018 for South Dakota is at a new high of 443,800.

CPS employment in South Dakota for October 2018 is at a new high of 445,204.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	443,800	1,500	445,204	220
September 2018	442,300	1,800	444,984	171
August 2018	440,500	700	444,813	-20
July 2018	439,800	0	444,833	146
June 2018	439,800	-1,300	444,687	186
May 2018	441,100	2,900	444,501	370
April 2018	438,200	-1,100	444,131	442
March 2018	439,300	-700	443,689	997
February 2018	440,000	1,200	442,692	1,040
January 2018	438,800	600	441,652	936
December 2017	438,200	1,400	440,716	-24
November 2017	436,800	300	440,740	14