Grand Forks, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 55,100 jobs in Grand Forks, North Dakota in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 52,992 employed persons for the month. Grand Forks lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 28 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Grand Forks job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,100	-100	-900
CPS	52,992	+28	-159

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

Grand Forks, North Dakota Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Grand Forks peaked in April 2016 at 57,100. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Grand Forks according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,618 for Grand Forks in January 2017. 1,626 jobs have been lost in Grand Forks since then according to the household survey. From a October 2018 low of 52,775, Grand Forks has added 217 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Grand Forks, North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	55,100	-100	52,992	28
June 2019	55,200	-500	52,964	38
May 2019	55,700	100	52,926	33
April 2019	55,600	100	52,893	45
March 2019	55,500	0	52,848	46
February 2019	55,500	-100	52,802	18
January 2019	55,600	100	52,784	-16
December 2018	55,500	300	52,800	22
November 2018	55,200	-100	52,778	3
October 2018	55,300	-400	52,775	-84
September 2018	55,700	100	52,859	-131
August 2018	55,600	-400	52,990	-161