Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 1,743,500 jobs in Minneapolis, Minnesota in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,749,999 employed persons for the month. Minneapolis added 4,300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,291 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Minneapolis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,743,500	+4,300	+18,800
CPS	1,749,999	+4,291	+23,578

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

Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis, Minnesota

CES employment for Minneapolis peaked in February 2007 at 1,801,000. Since then 57,500 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,684,500 in February 2010, Minneapolis has gained 59,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,762,087 for Minneapolis in January 2007. 12,088 jobs have been lost in Minneapolis since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 1,689,733, Minneapolis has added 60,266 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Minneapolis, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,743,500	4,300	1,749,999	4,291
February 2012	1,739,200	4,500	1,745,708	1,977
January 2012	1,734,700	6,700	1,743,731	2,630
December 2011	1,728,000	-800	1,741,101	-624
November 2011	1,728,800	-3,300	1,741,725	3,442
October 2011	1,732,100	100	1,738,283	5,783
September 2011	1,732,000	2,100	1,732,500	9,219
August 2011	1,729,900	13,900	1,723,281	2,757
July 2011	1,716,000	-9,500	1,720,524	-7,896
June 2011	1,725,500	-3,100	1,728,420	-4,200
May 2011	1,728,600	1,100	1,732,620	1,694
April 2011	1,727,500	2,800	1,730,926	4,505
March 2011	1,724,700	2,500	1,726,421	7,029