Bismarck, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 73,000 jobs in Bismarck, North Dakota in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 66,190 employed persons for the month. Bismarck lost 200 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 236 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bismarck job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	73,000	-200	+400
CPS	66,190	-236	-1,517

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

Bismarck, North Dakota Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Bismarck 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 Bismarck, North Dakota

CES employment for Bismarck peaked in November 2015 at 74,900. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Bismarck according to the employer survey. From a trough of 72,300 in January 2018, Bismarck has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,476 for Bismarck in March 2017. 2,286 jobs have been lost in Bismarck since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bismarck, North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	73,000	-200	66,190	-236
July 2018	73,200	100	66,426	-432
June 2018	73,100	200	66,858	-135
May 2018	72,900	400	66,993	-354
April 2018	72,500	0	67,347	-565
March 2018	72,500	0	67,912	-109
February 2018	72,500	200	68,021	153
January 2018	72,300	-400	67,868	298
December 2017	72,700	100	67,570	108
November 2017	72,600	0	67,462	70
October 2017	72,600	100	67,392	-123
September 2017	72,500	-100	67,515	-192