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St. Cloud, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 107,000 jobs in St Cloud, Minnesota in August 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 108,251 employed persons for the month. St Cloud lost 0 jobs in August 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 8 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Cloud job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey August 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 107,000 0 -3,900
CPS 108,251 +8 -1,501

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 November 2019 at 111,500. Since then 4,500 jobs have been lost in St Cloud according to the employer survey. From a trough of 97,700 in April 2020, St Cloud has gained 9,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 110,090 for St Cloud in December 2019. 1,839 jobs have been lost in St Cloud since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 103,223, St Cloud has added 5,028 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through August 2020

St Cloud, Minnesota Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
August 2020 107,000 0 108,251 8
July 2020 107,000 300 108,243 -947
June 2020 106,700 7,200 109,190 5,967
May 2020 99,500 1,800 103,223 -49
April 2020 97,700 -12,800 103,272 -6,755
March 2020 110,500 -400 110,027 -57
February 2020 110,900 -400 110,084 41
January 2020 111,300 700 110,043 -47
December 2019 110,600 -900 110,090 54
November 2019 111,500 100 110,036 71
October 2019 111,400 700 109,965 96
September 2019 110,700 -200 109,869 117

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