St. Cloud, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 111,600 jobs in St Cloud, Minnesota in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 111,069 employed persons for the month. St Cloud lost 100 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 118 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Cloud job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	111,600	-100	+900
CPS	111,069	+118	+2,493

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 October 2019 at 111,700. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in St Cloud according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in November 2019 for St Cloud is at a new high of 111,069.

Employment: CES, CPS

St Cloud, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	111,600	-100	111,069	118
October 2019	111,700	200	110,951	269
September 2019	111,500	500	110,682	318
August 2019	111,000	-300	110,364	238
July 2019	111,300	400	110,126	252
June 2019	110,900	200	109,874	201
May 2019	110,700	-400	109,673	256
April 2019	111,100	200	109,417	287
March 2019	110,900	300	109,130	173
February 2019	110,600	100	108,957	245
January 2019	110,500	800	108,712	143
December 2018	109,700	-1,000	108,569	-7