Fargo, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 142,500 jobs in Fargo, North Dakota in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 134,014 employed persons for the month. Fargo added 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 154 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fargo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	142,500	+100	+700
CPS	134,014	+154	+700

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

Fargo, North Dakota Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Fargo in July 2019 is at a new high of 142,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 134,451 for Fargo in June 2017. 437 jobs have been lost in Fargo since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 133,120, Fargo has added 894 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fargo, North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	142,500	100	134,014	154
June 2019	142,400	100	133,860	159
May 2019	142,300	200	133,701	121
April 2019	142,100	200	133,580	121
March 2019	141,900	400	133,459	179
February 2019	141,500	300	133,280	160
January 2019	141,200	-600	133,120	-72
December 2018	141,800	-100	133,192	7
November 2018	141,900	-400	133,185	-11
October 2018	142,300	-100	133,196	-31
September 2018	142,400	100	133,227	-31
August 2018	142,300	500	133,258	-56