St. Cloud, Minnesota Job Growth

There were 110,300 jobs in St Cloud, Minnesota in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 109,768 employed persons for the month. St Cloud lost 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 902 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Cloud job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	110,300	-100	+700
CPS	109,768	+902	+4,223

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 2018 at 110,400. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in St Cloud according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2018 for St Cloud is at a new high of 109,768.

Employment: CES, CPS

St Cloud, Minnesota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	110,300	-100	109,768	902
January 2018	110,400	200	108,866	872
December 2017	110,200	200	107,994	55
November 2017	110,000	0	107,939	349
October 2017	110,000	500	107,590	350
September 2017	109,500	-400	107,240	341
August 2017	109,900	300	106,899	185
July 2017	109,600	100	106,714	42
June 2017	109,500	-400	106,672	279
May 2017	109,900	-300	106,393	281
April 2017	110,200	200	106,112	437
March 2017	110,000	400	105,675	130