Rapid City, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 69,800 jobs in Rapid City, South Dakota in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,188 employed persons for the month. Rapid City lost 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 203 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rapid City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,800	-100	+1,800
CPS	72,188	+203	+1,198

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 2018 at 69,900. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Rapid City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Rapid City is at a new high of 72,188.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rapid City, South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	69,800	-100	72,188	203
January 2018	69,900	500	71,985	295
December 2017	69,400	100	71,690	-162
November 2017	69,300	600	71,852	346
October 2017	68,700	-400	71,506	206
September 2017	69,100	200	71,300	-319
August 2017	68,900	0	71,619	126
July 2017	68,900	400	71,493	148
June 2017	68,500	100	71,345	153
May 2017	68,400	0	71,192	-95
April 2017	68,400	200	71,287	1
March 2017	68,200	200	71,286	296