Bismarck, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 65,800 jobs in Bismarck, North Dakota in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,218 employed persons for the month. Bismarck lost 800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 186 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bismarck job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,800	-800	+2,200
CPS	61,218	+186	+1,426

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

Bismarck, North Dakota Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bismarck 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 Bismarck, North Dakota

CES employment for Bismarck peaked in February 2012 at 66,600. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Bismarck according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Bismarck is at a new high of 61,218.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bismarck, North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	65,800	-800	61,218	186
February 2012	66,600	700	61,032	452
January 2012	65,900	-300	60,580	667
December 2011	66,200	700	59,913	360
November 2011	65,500	500	59,553	460
October 2011	65,000	599	59,093	281
September 2011	64,400	100	58,812	126
August 2011	64,300	300	58,686	33
July 2011	64,000	400	58,653	-277
June 2011	63,600	-100	58,930	-422
May 2011	63,700	400	59,352	-315
April 2011	63,300	-300	59,667	-125
March 2011	63,600	500	59,792	58