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Rapid City, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 74,600 jobs in Rapid City, South Dakota in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 77,569 employed persons for the month. Rapid City added 300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 269 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rapid City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 74,600 +300 +3,000
CPS 77,569 +269 +2,253

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Rapid City 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 for Rapid City, South Dakota

CES employment for Rapid City in January 2023 is at a new high of 74,600.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Rapid City is at a new high of 77,569.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Rapid City, South Dakota Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 74,600 300 77,569 269
December 2022 74,300 -100 77,300 259
November 2022 74,400 300 77,041 275
October 2022 74,100 1,300 76,766 154
September 2022 72,800 -200 76,612 25
August 2022 73,000 400 76,587 142
July 2022 72,600 -200 76,445 -55
June 2022 72,800 300 76,500 122
May 2022 72,500 300 76,378 220
April 2022 72,200 -100 76,158 168
March 2022 72,300 300 75,990 321
February 2022 72,000 400 75,669 353

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