Great Falls, Montana Job Growth

There were 36,300 jobs in Great Falls, Montana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 37,036 employed persons for the month. Great Falls lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 287 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Great Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	36,300	-100	+600
CPS	37,036	+287	+624

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

Great Falls, Montana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Great Falls 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 Great Falls, Montana

CES employment for Great Falls peaked in January 2019 at 36,400. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Great Falls according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 39,035 for Great Falls in July 2006. 1,999 jobs have been lost in Great Falls since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 35,274, Great Falls has added 1,762 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Great Falls, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	36,300	-100	37,036	287
January 2019	36,400	500	36,749	185
December 2018	35,900	100	36,564	100
November 2018	35,800	0	36,464	91
October 2018	35,800	0	36,373	188
September 2018	35,800	0	36,185	9
August 2018	35,800	-200	36,176	-38
July 2018	36,000	200	36,214	-174
June 2018	35,800	-100	36,388	16
May 2018	35,900	300	36,372	103
April 2018	35,600	-100	36,269	-50
March 2018	35,700	0	36,319	-93