Minnesota Job Growth

There were 2,701,800 jobs in Minnesota in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,804,341 employed persons for the month. Minnesota lost 3,100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,795 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Minnesota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,701,800	-3,100	+23,300
CPS	2,804,341	+2,795	+21,497

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 2,780,200. Since then 78,400 jobs have been lost in Minnesota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,623,900 in September 2009, Minnesota has gained 77,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Minnesota reached a maximum of 2,810,789 in December 2011. 6,448 jobs have been lost in Minnesota since then according to the household survey. From a March 2012 low of 2,801,546, Minnesota has added 2,795 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,701,800	-3,100	2,804,341	2,795
March 2012	2,704,900	0	2,801,546	-2,500
February 2012	2,704,900	5,800	2,804,046	-6,460
January 2012	2,699,100	15,800	2,810,506	-283
December 2011	2,683,300	10,300	2,810,789	5,638
November 2011	2,673,000	-3,500	2,805,151	6,051
October 2011	2,676,500	-7,800	2,799,100	7,101
September 2011	2,684,300	600	2,791,999	6,718
August 2011	2,683,700	30,100	2,785,281	4,243
July 2011	2,653,600	-22,100	2,781,038	730
June 2011	2,675,700	-3,500	2,780,308	-1,406
May 2011	2,679,200	700	2,781,714	-1,130
April 2011	2,678,500	5,300	2,782,844	1,703