Sioux Falls, South Dakota Job Growth

There were 162,100 jobs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 151,310 employed persons for the month. Sioux Falls added 500 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 665 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sioux Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	162,100	+500	+5,200
CPS	151,310	+665	+3,576

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 April 2019 is at a new high of 162,100.

CPS employment in April 2019 for Sioux Falls is at a new high of 151,310.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	162,100	500	151,310	665
March 2019	161,600	200	150,645	535
February 2019	161,400	200	150,110	597
January 2019	161,200	600	149,513	501
December 2018	160,600	1,000	149,012	-9
November 2018	159,600	1,100	149,021	12
October 2018	158,500	-100	149,009	104
September 2018	158,600	100	148,905	138
August 2018	158,500	200	148,767	166
July 2018	158,300	500	148,601	229
June 2018	157,800	400	148,372	284
May 2018	157,400	500	148,088	354