South Dakota Job Growth

There were 439,900 jobs in South Dakota in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 442,634 employed persons for the month. South Dakota added 1,100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 982 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	439,900	+1,100	+6,100
CPS	442,634	+982	+3,427

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 February 2018 for South Dakota is at a new high of 439,900.

CPS employment in South Dakota for February 2018 is at a new high of 442,634.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	439,900	1,100	442,634	982
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
October 2017	436,500	1,300	440,726	202
September 2017	435,200	1,000	440,524	262
August 2017	434,200	700	440,262	195
July 2017	433,500	-700	440,067	205
June 2017	434,200	-100	439,862	142
May 2017	434,300	-500	439,720	137
April 2017	434,800	1,000	439,583	164
March 2017	433,800	0	439,419	212