Savannah, Georgia Job Growth

There were 185,600 jobs in Savannah, Georgia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 181,542 employed persons for the month. Savannah lost 1,100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 163 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Savannah job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	185,600	-1,100	+1,900
CPS	181,542	+163	-263

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

Savannah, Georgia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Savannah peaked in June 2019 at 186,700. Since then 1,100 jobs have been lost in Savannah according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 182,342 for Savannah in April 2018. 800 jobs have been lost in Savannah since then according to the household survey. From a May 2019 low of 180,977, Savannah has added 565 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Savannah, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	185,600	-1,100	181,542	163
June 2019	186,700	1,400	181,379	402
May 2019	185,300	800	180,977	-231
April 2019	184,500	-300	181,208	-414
March 2019	184,800	-600	181,622	-140
February 2019	185,400	-300	181,762	109
January 2019	185,700	1,200	181,653	16
December 2018	184,500	-200	181,637	28
November 2018	184,700	600	181,609	0
October 2018	184,100	200	181,609	-23
September 2018	183,900	200	181,632	-32
August 2018	183,700	0	181,664	-141