Macon, Georgia Job Growth

There were 104,000 jobs in Macon, Georgia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 99,840 employed persons for the month. Macon lost 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Macon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	104,000	-300	+700
CPS	99,840	+5	-201

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 peaked in June 2019 at 104,300. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Macon according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 110,438 for Macon in July 2008. 10,598 jobs have been lost in Macon since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 92,888, Macon has added 6,952 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Macon, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	104,000	-300	99,840	5
June 2019	104,300	300	99,835	-6
May 2019	104,000	0	99,841	-111
April 2019	104,000	-100	99,952	-164
March 2019	104,100	0	100,116	-101
February 2019	104,100	100	100,217	-28
January 2019	104,000	300	100,245	38
December 2018	103,700	100	100,207	16
November 2018	103,600	200	100,191	56
October 2018	103,400	100	100,135	87
September 2018	103,300	400	100,048	47
August 2018	102,900	-400	100,001	-40