Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 741,600 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 794,195 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach added 3,100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,073 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	741,600	+3,100	+4,800
CPS	794,195	+5,073	+28,858

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 781,700. Since then 40,100 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach according to the employer survey. From a trough of 733,100 in February 2010, Virginia Beach has gained 8,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Virginia Beach is at a new high of 794,195.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	741,600	3,100	794,195	5,073
February 2012	738,500	-900	789,122	8,109
January 2012	739,400	1,800	781,013	9,637
December 2011	737,600	700	771,376	518
November 2011	736,900	900	770,858	-176
October 2011	736,000	1,300	771,034	-246
September 2011	734,700	-3,000	771,280	-326
August 2011	737,700	-2,900	771,606	609
July 2011	740,600	4,200	770,997	2,719
June 2011	736,400	-100	768,278	1,262
May 2011	736,500	-800	767,016	1,443
April 2011	737,300	500	765,573	236
March 2011	736,800	1,100	765,337	491