Savannah, Georgia Job Growth

There were 178,400 jobs in Savannah, Georgia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 180,407 employed persons for the month. Savannah lost 400 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,640 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Savannah job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	178,400	-400	+400
CPS	180,407	+1,640	+4,888

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 July 2017 at 179,300. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Savannah according to the employer survey. From a trough of 176,600 in September 2017, Savannah has gained 1,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Savannah is at a new high of 180,407.

Employment: CES, CPS

Savannah, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	178,400	-400	180,407	1,640
January 2018	178,800	0	178,767	1,042
December 2017	178,800	-100	177,725	44
November 2017	178,900	-300	177,681	-1,221
October 2017	179,200	2,600	178,902	150
September 2017	176,600	-2,600	178,752	-186
August 2017	179,200	-100	178,938	884
July 2017	179,300	500	178,054	1,268
June 2017	178,800	500	176,786	1,093
May 2017	178,300	100	175,693	189
April 2017	178,200	0	175,504	-632
March 2017	178,200	200	176,136	617