Savannah, Georgia Job Growth

There were 179,000 jobs in Savannah, Georgia in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 178,730 employed persons for the month. Savannah lost 0 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 689 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Savannah job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	179,000	0	-200
CPS	178,730	-689	+983

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 May 2018 at 180,200. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in Savannah according to the employer survey. From a trough of 178,400 in August 2018, Savannah has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 181,464 for Savannah in June 2018. 2,734 jobs have been lost in Savannah since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Savannah, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	179,000	0	178,730	-689
September 2018	179,000	600	179,419	-681
August 2018	178,400	-500	180,100	-1,205
July 2018	178,900	-700	181,305	-159
June 2018	179,600	-600	181,464	43
May 2018	180,200	700	181,421	242
April 2018	179,500	300	181,179	-200
March 2018	179,200	600	181,379	920
February 2018	178,600	-200	180,459	1,668
January 2018	178,800	0	178,791	679
December 2017	178,800	-100	178,112	284
November 2017	178,900	-300	177,828	81