Minnesota Job Growth

There were 2,666,900 jobs in Minnesota in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,797,654 employed persons for the month. Minnesota added 7,900 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,575 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Minnesota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,666,900	+7,900	+26,300
CPS	2,797,654	+4,575	+38,274

Minnesota Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Minnesota 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 in Minnesota

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Minnesota at 2,779,600. Since then 112,700 jobs have been lost in Minnesota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,621,300 in September 2009, Minnesota has gained 45,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Minnesota for December 2011 is at a new high of 2,797,654.

Employment: CES, CPS

Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,666,900	7,900	2,797,654	4,575
November 2011	2,659,000	-14,100	2,793,079	8,242
October 2011	2,673,100	-7,300	2,784,837	8,037
September 2011	2,680,400	-1,900	2,776,800	12,752
August 2011	2,682,300	28,600	2,764,048	768
July 2011	2,653,700	-12,900	2,763,280	-9,908
June 2011	2,666,600	18,600	2,773,188	-7,858
May 2011	2,648,000	0	2,781,046	4,184
April 2011	2,648,000	-2,600	2,776,862	8,705
March 2011	2,650,600	5,500	2,768,157	3,661
February 2011	2,645,100	1,600	2,764,496	4,613
January 2011	2,643,500	2,900	2,759,883	503
December 2010	2,640,600	-9,400	2,759,380	1,702