North Dakota Job Growth

There were 436,900 jobs in North Dakota in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 395,437 employed persons for the month. North Dakota lost 0 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 912 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is North Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	436,900	0	+2,300
CPS	395,437	+912	+2,787

North Dakota Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for North Dakota 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 in North Dakota

CES employment peaked in December 2014 for North Dakota at 468,100. Since then 31,200 jobs have been lost in North Dakota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 429,500 in October 2017, North Dakota has gained 7,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in North Dakota reached a maximum of 405,688 in November 2014. 10,251 jobs have been lost in North Dakota since then according to the household survey. From a October 2018 low of 392,533, North Dakota has added 2,904 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	436,900	0	395,437	912
November 2019	436,900	1,700	394,525	544
October 2019	435,200	-300	393,981	-41
September 2019	435,500	-1,300	394,022	-520
August 2019	436,800	1,100	394,542	-689
July 2019	435,700	-400	395,231	-686
June 2019	436,100	-400	395,917	-361
May 2019	436,500	1,800	396,278	73
April 2019	434,700	900	396,205	548
March 2019	433,800	-200	395,657	1,023
February 2019	434,000	-1,400	394,634	1,212
January 2019	435,400	800	393,422	772