Department of Numbers

St. Cloud, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 107,300 jobs in St Cloud, Minnesota in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 108,298 employed persons for the month. St Cloud added 300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 65 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Cloud job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 107,300 +300 +2,800
CPS 108,298 -65 +32

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

St Cloud, Minnesota Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for St Cloud 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 St Cloud, Minnesota

CES employment for St Cloud peaked in January 2020 at 109,400. Since then 2,100 jobs have been lost in St Cloud according to the employer survey. From a trough of 95,600 in April 2020, St Cloud has gained 11,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 110,291 for St Cloud in November 2019. 1,993 jobs have been lost in St Cloud since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 100,624, St Cloud has added 7,674 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

St Cloud, Minnesota Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 107,300 300 108,298 -65
December 2022 107,000 -400 108,363 -123
November 2022 107,400 300 108,486 -129
October 2022 107,100 400 108,615 -313
September 2022 106,700 600 108,928 -164
August 2022 106,100 200 109,092 -258
July 2022 105,900 600 109,350 -198
June 2022 105,300 0 109,548 21
May 2022 105,300 200 109,527 99
April 2022 105,100 600 109,428 270
March 2022 104,500 -200 109,158 415
February 2022 104,700 200 108,743 477