Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 730,200 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 771,376 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach added 1,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 518 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	730,200	+1,600	-1,500
CPS	771,376	+518	+6,713

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Virginia Beach as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Virginia Beach, Virginia

CES employment for Virginia Beach peaked in July 2007 at 781,300. Since then 51,100 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach according to the employer survey. From a trough of 726,400 in September 2011, Virginia Beach has gained 3,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 791,580 for Virginia Beach in September 2007. 20,204 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach since then according to the household survey. From a July 2010 low of 763,227, Virginia Beach has added 8,149 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	730,200	1,600	771,376	518
November 2011	728,600	1,400	770,858	-176
October 2011	727,200	800	771,034	-246
September 2011	726,400	-4,500	771,280	-326
August 2011	730,900	-5,200	771,606	609
July 2011	736,100	3,400	770,997	2,719
June 2011	732,700	-2,000	768,278	1,262
May 2011	734,700	-600	767,016	1,443
April 2011	735,300	2,700	765,573	236
March 2011	732,600	3,700	765,337	491
February 2011	728,900	-3,600	764,846	-500
January 2011	732,500	800	765,346	683
December 2010	731,700	-700	764,663	249