Bismarck, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 73,200 jobs in Bismarck, North Dakota in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 66,368 employed persons for the month. Bismarck added 100 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 234 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bismarck job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	73,200	+100	+200
CPS	66,368	+234	+749

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 75,200. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Bismarck according to the employer survey. From a trough of 72,000 in April 2018, Bismarck has gained 1,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,113 for Bismarck in January 2017. 1,745 jobs have been lost in Bismarck since then according to the household survey. From a October 2018 low of 65,436, Bismarck has added 932 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
January 2020	73,200	100	66,368	234
December 2019	73,100	100	66,134	46
November 2019	73,000	200	66,088	91
October 2019	72,800	100	65,997	9
September 2019	72,700	-400	65,988	6
August 2019	73,100	200	65,982	-77
July 2019	72,900	0	66,059	-106
June 2019	72,900	100	66,165	-25
May 2019	72,800	-200	66,190	59
April 2019	73,000	200	66,131	133
March 2019	72,800	-100	65,998	175
February 2019	72,900	-100	65,823	204