Savannah, Georgia Job Growth

There were 185,400 jobs in Savannah, Georgia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 181,856 employed persons for the month. Savannah lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,544 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Savannah job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	185,400	-300	+1,100
CPS	181,856	+1,544	+1,397

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 January 2019 at 185,700. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Savannah according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Savannah is at a new high of 181,856.

Employment: CES, CPS

Savannah, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	185,400	-300	181,856	1,544
January 2019	185,700	1,200	180,312	3,250
December 2018	184,500	-200	177,062	-201
November 2018	184,700	600	177,263	-1,337
October 2018	184,100	200	178,600	-819
September 2018	183,900	200	179,419	-681
August 2018	183,700	0	180,100	-1,205
July 2018	183,700	500	181,305	-159
June 2018	183,200	100	181,464	43
May 2018	183,100	600	181,421	242
April 2018	182,500	-2,900	181,179	-200
March 2018	185,400	1,100	181,379	920