Duluth, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 139,200 jobs in Duluth, Minnesota in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 139,180 employed persons for the month. Duluth lost 0 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 19 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Duluth job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	139,200	0	+1,400
CPS	139,180	-19	+1,152

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 October 2018 at 139,300. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Duluth according to the employer survey. From a trough of 139,200 in November 2018, Duluth has gained 0 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 141,647 for Duluth in February 2018. 2,467 jobs have been lost in Duluth since then according to the household survey. From a August 2018 low of 138,402, Duluth has added 778 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Duluth, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	139,200	0	139,180	-19
November 2018	139,200	-100	139,199	387
October 2018	139,300	800	138,812	377
September 2018	138,500	600	138,435	33
August 2018	137,900	500	138,402	-472
July 2018	137,400	600	138,874	-338
June 2018	136,800	-1,000	139,212	-888
May 2018	137,800	-600	140,100	-829
April 2018	138,400	-500	140,929	-450
March 2018	138,900	-100	141,379	-268
February 2018	139,000	500	141,647	1,204
January 2018	138,500	700	140,443	2,415