North Dakota Job Growth

There were 435,200 jobs in North Dakota in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 391,316 employed persons for the month. North Dakota added 1,700 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 40 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is North Dakota job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	435,200	+1,700	+9,000
CPS	391,316	-40	-11,352

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 468,400. Since then 33,200 jobs have been lost in North Dakota according to the employer survey. From a trough of 423,700 in January 2018, North Dakota has gained 11,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in North Dakota reached a maximum of 406,509 in November 2014. 15,193 jobs have been lost in North Dakota since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	435,200	1,700	391,316	-40
November 2018	433,500	-1,300	391,356	-651
October 2018	434,800	-200	392,007	-1,265
September 2018	435,000	-500	393,272	-1,866
August 2018	435,500	1,400	395,138	-2,032
July 2018	434,100	1,600	397,170	-1,807
June 2018	432,500	1,300	398,977	-1,571
May 2018	431,200	5,100	400,548	-1,138
April 2018	426,100	100	401,686	-924
March 2018	426,000	600	402,610	-65
February 2018	425,400	1,700	402,675	46
January 2018	423,700	-2,500	402,629	-39