Rapid City, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 70,100 jobs in Rapid City, South Dakota in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 73,419 employed persons for the month. Rapid City added 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 175 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rapid City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,100	+100	+900
CPS	73,419	+175	+1,259

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 peaked in January 2019 at 70,200. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Rapid City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 69,900 in February 2019, Rapid City has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Rapid City is at a new high of 73,419.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rapid City, South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	70,100	100	73,419	175
June 2019	70,000	100	73,244	138
May 2019	69,900	-100	73,106	14
April 2019	70,000	100	73,092	124
March 2019	69,900	0	72,968	145
February 2019	69,900	-300	72,823	224
January 2019	70,200	200	72,599	237
December 2018	70,000	200	72,362	7
November 2018	69,800	600	72,355	34
October 2018	69,200	300	72,321	70
September 2018	68,900	-300	72,251	54
August 2018	69,200	0	72,197	37