Great Falls, Montana Job Growth

There were 31,700 jobs in Great Falls, Montana in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 32,259 employed persons for the month. Great Falls lost 4,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 4,231 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Great Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	31,700	-4,300	-4,100
CPS	32,259	-4,231	-4,409

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 June 2015 at 36,300. Since then 4,600 jobs have been lost in Great Falls according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 39,022 for Great Falls in July 2006. 6,763 jobs have been lost in Great Falls since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Great Falls, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	31,700	-4,300	32,259	-4,231
March 2020	36,000	-200	36,490	-369
February 2020	36,200	-100	36,859	88
January 2020	36,300	0	36,771	54
December 2019	36,300	100	36,717	30
November 2019	36,200	0	36,687	26
October 2019	36,200	200	36,661	27
September 2019	36,000	-100	36,634	22
August 2019	36,100	100	36,612	11
July 2019	36,000	100	36,601	-12
June 2019	35,900	100	36,613	-29
May 2019	35,800	0	36,642	-26