Valdosta, Georgia Job Growth

There were 57,400 jobs in Valdosta, Georgia in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,502 employed persons for the month. Valdosta added 100 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 97 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Valdosta job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	57,400	+100	+900
CPS	62,502	+97	+338

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

Valdosta, Georgia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Valdosta peaked in January 2008 at 57,700. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Valdosta according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,100 in June 2011, Valdosta has gained 5,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 67,182 for Valdosta in August 2008. 4,680 jobs have been lost in Valdosta since then according to the household survey. From a April 2011 low of 57,568, Valdosta has added 4,934 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Valdosta, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	57,400	100	62,502	97
September 2019	57,300	100	62,405	46
August 2019	57,200	200	62,359	101
July 2019	57,000	-600	62,258	60
June 2019	57,600	500	62,198	6
May 2019	57,100	0	62,192	-24
April 2019	57,100	0	62,216	-5
March 2019	57,100	100	62,221	43
February 2019	57,000	400	62,178	60
January 2019	56,600	-300	62,118	-37
December 2018	56,900	400	62,155	-14
November 2018	56,500	0	62,169	5