St. Cloud, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 110,500 jobs in St Cloud, Minnesota in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 109,344 employed persons for the month. St Cloud lost 0 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 45 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Cloud job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	110,500	0	+1,100
CPS	109,344	-45	-535

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 2018 at 110,800. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in St Cloud according to the employer survey. From a trough of 109,700 in December 2018, St Cloud has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 110,815 for St Cloud in May 2018. 1,471 jobs have been lost in St Cloud since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

St Cloud, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	110,500	0	109,344	-45
January 2019	110,500	800	109,389	-532
December 2018	109,700	-1,000	109,921	97
November 2018	110,700	-100	109,824	-86
October 2018	110,800	900	109,910	-78
September 2018	109,900	-200	109,988	-154
August 2018	110,100	300	110,142	-581
July 2018	109,800	200	110,723	-24
June 2018	109,600	100	110,747	-68
May 2018	109,500	900	110,815	495
April 2018	108,600	-600	110,320	194
March 2018	109,200	-200	110,126	247