Grand Forks, North Dakota Job Growth

There were 49,500 jobs in Grand Forks, North Dakota in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 49,298 employed persons for the month. Grand Forks lost 5,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 3,060 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Grand Forks job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	49,500	-5,300	-5,600
CPS	49,298	-3,060	-2,953

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 57,200. Since then 7,700 jobs have been lost in Grand Forks according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,586 for Grand Forks in January 2017. 5,288 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
April 2020	49,500	-5,300	49,298	-3,060
March 2020	54,800	-200	52,358	-43
February 2020	55,000	-400	52,401	5
January 2020	55,400	100	52,396	84
December 2019	55,300	200	52,312	-15
November 2019	55,100	400	52,327	-16
October 2019	54,700	-300	52,343	-14
September 2019	55,000	-100	52,357	-6
August 2019	55,100	0	52,363	9
July 2019	55,100	100	52,354	28
June 2019	55,000	-200	52,326	39
May 2019	55,200	100	52,287	36