Duluth, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 138,600 jobs in Duluth, Minnesota in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 141,236 employed persons for the month. Duluth lost 400 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 411 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Duluth job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	138,600	-400	+1,700
CPS	141,236	-411	+3,267

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

Duluth, Minnesota Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Duluth 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 for Duluth, Minnesota

CES employment for Duluth peaked in February 2018 at 139,000. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Duluth according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 141,647 for Duluth in February 2018. 411 jobs have been lost in Duluth since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Duluth, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	138,600	-400	141,236	-411
February 2018	139,000	500	141,647	1,204
January 2018	138,500	700	140,443	2,415
December 2017	137,800	400	138,028	191
November 2017	137,400	300	137,837	-60
October 2017	137,100	400	137,897	-43
September 2017	136,700	400	137,940	544
August 2017	136,300	-200	137,396	431
July 2017	136,500	100	136,965	-51
June 2017	136,400	0	137,016	-465
May 2017	136,400	-500	137,481	-482
April 2017	136,900	0	137,963	-6