Rapid City, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 70,300 jobs in Rapid City, South Dakota in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,841 employed persons for the month. Rapid City added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 95 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rapid City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,300	+100	+1,600
CPS	72,841	+95	+1,397

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 70,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 73,168 for Rapid City in June 2018. 327 jobs have been lost in Rapid City since then according to the household survey. From a August 2018 low of 72,628, Rapid City has added 213 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rapid City, South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	70,300	100	72,841	95
September 2018	70,200	1,000	72,746	118
August 2018	69,200	-700	72,628	-391
July 2018	69,900	-300	73,019	-149
June 2018	70,200	300	73,168	596
May 2018	69,900	600	72,572	126
April 2018	69,300	-400	72,446	-56
March 2018	69,700	-200	72,502	46
February 2018	69,900	0	72,456	414
January 2018	69,900	500	72,042	499
December 2017	69,400	100	71,543	1
November 2017	69,300	600	71,542	98