Grand Forks, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 56,200 jobs in Grand Forks, North Dakota in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 54,743 employed persons for the month. Grand Forks added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 118 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Grand Forks job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,200	+300	-700
CPS	54,743	+118	-1,520

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 900 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 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 56,263 for Grand Forks in February 2017. 1,520 jobs have been lost in Grand Forks since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 54,625, Grand Forks has added 118 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
February 2018	56,200	300	54,743	118
January 2018	55,900	100	54,625	-61
December 2017	55,800	-100	54,686	-168
November 2017	55,900	100	54,854	-136
October 2017	55,800	-600	54,990	-178
September 2017	56,400	-200	55,168	-172
August 2017	56,600	0	55,340	-205
July 2017	56,600	-100	55,545	-148
June 2017	56,700	400	55,693	52
May 2017	56,300	-500	55,641	-233
April 2017	56,800	100	55,874	-253
March 2017	56,700	-200	56,127	-136