Duluth, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 136,600 jobs in Duluth, Minnesota in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 138,503 employed persons for the month. Duluth added 100 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Duluth job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	136,600	+100	-1,100
CPS	138,503	+9	+871

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 November 2014 at 138,200. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in Duluth according to the employer survey. From a trough of 134,500 in June 2016, Duluth has gained 2,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 138,550 for Duluth in November 2019. 47 jobs have been lost in Duluth since then according to the household survey. From a December 2019 low of 138,494, Duluth has added 9 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Duluth, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	136,600	100	138,503	9
December 2019	136,500	0	138,494	-56
November 2019	136,500	-300	138,550	190
October 2019	136,800	400	138,360	255
September 2019	136,400	100	138,105	200
August 2019	136,300	-400	137,905	3
July 2019	136,700	-400	137,902	-30
June 2019	137,100	-200	137,932	-223
May 2019	137,300	-100	138,155	-154
April 2019	137,400	-100	138,309	94
March 2019	137,500	0	138,215	222
February 2019	137,500	-200	137,993	361