Duluth, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 128,500 jobs in Duluth, Minnesota in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 134,857 employed persons for the month. Duluth added 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 391 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Duluth job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	128,500	+700	-1,199
CPS	134,857	+391	-2,134

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

Duluth, Minnesota Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Duluth as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Duluth, Minnesota

CES employment for Duluth peaked in April 2008 at 134,400. Since then 5,900 jobs have been lost in Duluth according to the employer survey. From a trough of 126,300 in October 2011, Duluth has gained 2,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 138,197 for Duluth in June 2011. 3,340 jobs have been lost in Duluth since then according to the household survey. From a February 2012 low of 134,466, Duluth has added 391 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Duluth, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	128,500	700	134,857	391
February 2012	127,800	700	134,466	-393
January 2012	127,100	400	134,859	-714
December 2011	126,700	0	135,573	-469
November 2011	126,700	400	136,042	-824
October 2011	126,300	-1,600	136,866	-810
September 2011	127,900	-1,500	137,676	13
August 2011	129,400	1,200	137,663	-11
July 2011	128,200	-1,200	137,674	-523
June 2011	129,400	-100	138,197	373
May 2011	129,500	-199	137,824	603
April 2011	129,700	0	137,221	230
March 2011	129,700	99	136,991	656