Minnesota Job Growth

There were 2,958,500 jobs in Minnesota in May 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,993,939 employed persons for the month. Minnesota added 100 jobs in May 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,314 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Minnesota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,958,500	+100	+5,400
CPS	2,993,939	+1,314	+16,313

Minnesota Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Minnesota 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 Minnesota

CES employment peaked in January 2019 for Minnesota at 2,964,500. Since then 6,000 jobs have been lost in Minnesota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,956,700 in February 2019, Minnesota has gained 1,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Minnesota for May 2019 is at a new high of 2,993,939.

Employment: CES, CPS

Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2019	2,958,500	100	2,993,939	1,314
April 2019	2,958,400	200	2,992,625	494
March 2019	2,958,200	1,500	2,992,131	274
February 2019	2,956,700	-7,800	2,991,857	1,356
January 2019	2,964,500	3,400	2,990,501	1,464
December 2018	2,961,100	-800	2,989,037	-87
November 2018	2,961,900	-200	2,989,124	401
October 2018	2,962,100	4,000	2,988,723	2,105
September 2018	2,958,100	-2,800	2,986,618	2,559
August 2018	2,960,900	-700	2,984,059	2,263
July 2018	2,961,600	7,300	2,981,796	2,301
June 2018	2,954,300	1,200	2,979,495	1,869