Sioux Falls, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 161,600 jobs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 152,199 employed persons for the month. Sioux Falls added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,182 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sioux Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	161,600	+400	+4,200
CPS	152,199	+1,182	+5,460

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls, South Dakota

CES employment for Sioux Falls in February 2019 is at a new high of 161,600.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Sioux Falls is at a new high of 152,199.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	161,600	400	152,199	1,182
January 2019	161,200	600	151,017	2,677
December 2018	160,600	1,000	148,340	180
November 2018	159,600	1,100	148,160	315
October 2018	158,500	-100	147,845	-54
September 2018	158,600	100	147,899	-835
August 2018	158,500	200	148,734	740
July 2018	158,300	500	147,994	613
June 2018	157,800	400	147,381	-173
May 2018	157,400	500	147,554	482
April 2018	156,900	-400	147,072	185
March 2018	157,300	-100	146,887	148