Macon, Georgia Job Growth

There were 104,100 jobs in Macon, Georgia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 100,152 employed persons for the month. Macon added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 422 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Macon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	104,100	+100	+1,100
CPS	100,152	-422	-1,474

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

Macon, Georgia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Macon in February 2019 is at a new high of 104,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 110,396 for Macon in August 2008. 10,244 jobs have been lost in Macon since then according to the household survey. From a March 2010 low of 92,920, Macon has added 7,232 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Macon, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	104,100	100	100,152	-422
January 2019	104,000	300	100,574	-766
December 2018	103,700	100	101,340	-215
November 2018	103,600	200	101,555	9
October 2018	103,400	100	101,546	-83
September 2018	103,300	400	101,629	-436
August 2018	102,900	-400	102,065	-361
July 2018	103,300	400	102,426	101
June 2018	102,900	-400	102,325	398
May 2018	103,300	100	101,927	249
April 2018	103,200	200	101,678	-31
March 2018	103,000	0	101,709	83