Savannah, Georgia Job Growth

There were 159,800 jobs in Savannah, Georgia in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 148,903 employed persons for the month. Savannah lost 26,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 31,292 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Savannah job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	159,800	-26,000	-27,300
CPS	148,903	-31,292	-33,730

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 188,000. Since then 28,200 jobs have been lost in Savannah according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 183,324 for Savannah in February 2020. 34,421 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
April 2020	159,800	-26,000	148,903	-31,292
March 2020	185,800	-500	180,195	-3,129
February 2020	186,300	0	183,324	223
January 2020	186,300	200	183,101	-85
December 2019	186,100	-1,000	183,186	118
November 2019	187,100	1,300	183,068	156
October 2019	185,800	800	182,912	152
September 2019	185,000	-1,100	182,760	174
August 2019	186,100	100	182,586	171
July 2019	186,000	-900	182,415	52
June 2019	186,900	0	182,363	-98
May 2019	186,900	-200	182,461	-172