North Dakota Job Growth

There were 404,300 jobs in North Dakota in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 368,392 employed persons for the month. North Dakota added 3,800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,303 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is North Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	404,300	+3,800	+21,900
CPS	368,392	+1,303	+11,660

North Dakota Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for North Dakota 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 North Dakota

CES employment in December 2011 for North Dakota is at a new high of 404,300.

CPS employment in North Dakota for December 2011 is at a new high of 368,392.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	404,300	3,800	368,392	1,303
November 2011	400,500	1,600	367,089	1,955
October 2011	398,900	2,500	365,134	1,891
September 2011	396,400	1,000	363,243	2,355
August 2011	395,400	1,200	360,888	706
July 2011	394,200	0	360,182	-627
June 2011	394,200	4,700	360,809	-855
May 2011	389,500	800	361,664	633
April 2011	388,700	1,400	361,031	1,545
March 2011	387,300	2,400	359,486	1,122
February 2011	384,900	0	358,364	918
January 2011	384,900	2,500	357,446	714
December 2010	382,400	500	356,732	337