Columbus, Indiana Job Growth

There were 54,200 jobs in Columbus, Indiana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 45,292 employed persons for the month. Columbus added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 282 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbus job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	54,200	+400	+1,600
CPS	45,292	+282	+1,245

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

Columbus, Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Columbus 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 Columbus, Indiana

CES employment for Columbus in February 2019 is at a new high of 54,200.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Columbus is at a new high of 45,292.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbus, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	54,200	400	45,292	282
January 2019	53,800	-100	45,010	151
December 2018	53,900	300	44,859	-58
November 2018	53,600	0	44,917	-105
October 2018	53,600	100	45,022	15
September 2018	53,500	100	45,007	112
August 2018	53,400	-100	44,895	29
July 2018	53,500	0	44,866	347
June 2018	53,500	300	44,519	-205
May 2018	53,200	100	44,724	-4
April 2018	53,100	300	44,728	188
March 2018	52,800	200	44,540	493