North Dakota Job Growth

There were 416,600 jobs in North Dakota in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 378,494 employed persons for the month. North Dakota added 2,800 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 371 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is North Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	416,600	+2,800	+27,800
CPS	378,494	+371	+10,974

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 April 2012 for North Dakota is at a new high of 416,600.

CPS employment in North Dakota for April 2012 is at a new high of 378,494.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	416,600	2,800	378,494	371
March 2012	413,800	800	378,123	121
February 2012	413,000	5,300	378,002	639
January 2012	407,700	900	377,363	1,524
December 2011	406,800	3,800	375,839	1,470
November 2011	403,000	2,300	374,369	1,612
October 2011	400,700	2,300	372,757	1,718
September 2011	398,400	2,600	371,039	1,558
August 2011	395,800	2,200	369,481	1,137
July 2011	393,600	300	368,344	568
June 2011	393,300	2,200	367,776	166
May 2011	391,100	2,300	367,610	90
April 2011	388,800	900	367,520	315