Bismarck, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 72,600 jobs in Bismarck, North Dakota in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 68,016 employed persons for the month. Bismarck added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 53 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bismarck job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	72,600	+300	-1,000
CPS	68,016	+53	-1,055

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 2,300 jobs have been lost in Bismarck according to the employer survey. From a trough of 72,300 in January 2018, Bismarck has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 69,340 for Bismarck in March 2017. 1,324 jobs have been lost in Bismarck since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 67,963, Bismarck has added 53 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bismarck, North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	72,600	300	68,016	53
January 2018	72,300	-400	67,963	-345
December 2017	72,700	100	68,308	-127
November 2017	72,600	0	68,435	185
October 2017	72,600	100	68,250	137
September 2017	72,500	-100	68,113	-81
August 2017	72,600	-400	68,194	54
July 2017	73,000	-400	68,140	-154
June 2017	73,400	-200	68,294	-413
May 2017	73,600	-600	68,707	-312
April 2017	74,200	500	69,019	-321
March 2017	73,700	100	69,340	269