Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia Job Growth

There were 2,882,200 jobs in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,982,621 employed persons for the month. Atlanta added 500 jobs in March 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 47,573 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlanta job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,882,200	+500	+46,000
CPS	2,982,621	-47,573	+20,716

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

Atlanta, Georgia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Atlanta 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 Atlanta, Georgia

CES employment for Atlanta peaked in January 2020 at 2,888,700. Since then 6,500 jobs have been lost in Atlanta according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,881,700 in February 2020, Atlanta has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 3,034,341 for Atlanta in December 2019. 51,720 jobs have been lost in Atlanta since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Atlanta, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2020	2,882,200	500	2,982,621	-47,573
February 2020	2,881,700	-7,000	3,030,194	4,850
January 2020	2,888,700	8,700	3,025,344	-8,997
December 2019	2,880,000	8,300	3,034,341	6,757
November 2019	2,871,700	4,800	3,027,584	8,563
October 2019	2,866,900	6,900	3,019,021	9,728
September 2019	2,860,000	7,500	3,009,293	10,601
August 2019	2,852,500	7,000	2,998,692	10,750
July 2019	2,845,500	1,200	2,987,942	9,268
June 2019	2,844,300	3,500	2,978,674	7,190
May 2019	2,840,800	4,300	2,971,484	5,409
April 2019	2,836,500	300	2,966,075	4,170