Duluth, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 137,800 jobs in Duluth, Minnesota in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 138,323 employed persons for the month. Duluth added 400 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 551 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Duluth job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	137,800	+400	+1,500
CPS	138,323	-551	+927

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 1,200 jobs have been lost in Duluth according to the employer survey. From a trough of 136,800 in June 2018, Duluth has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 141,647 for Duluth in February 2018. 3,324 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
August 2018	137,800	400	138,323	-551
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
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