Grand Forks, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 56,700 jobs in Grand Forks, North Dakota in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,827 employed persons for the month. Grand Forks lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 60 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Grand Forks job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,700	-100	+900
CPS	53,827	-60	-609

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 400 jobs have been lost in Grand Forks according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in October 2017, Grand Forks has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,846 for Grand Forks in February 2017. 1,019 jobs have been lost in Grand Forks since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Grand Forks, North Dakota Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	56,700	-100	53,827	-60
September 2018	56,800	0	53,887	-283
August 2018	56,800	100	54,170	-377
July 2018	56,700	-100	54,547	-195
June 2018	56,800	-200	54,742	-8
May 2018	57,000	500	54,750	134
April 2018	56,500	0	54,616	-108
March 2018	56,500	400	54,724	48
February 2018	56,100	200	54,676	144
January 2018	55,900	100	54,532	170
December 2017	55,800	-100	54,362	-26
November 2017	55,900	100	54,388	-48