Columbus, Indiana Job Growth

There were 44,000 jobs in Columbus, Indiana in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 33,916 employed persons for the month. Columbus lost 9,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 8,495 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbus job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	44,000	-9,000	-9,000
CPS	33,916	-8,495	-9,977

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 peaked in July 2018 at 53,600. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Columbus according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 44,153 for Columbus in February 2020. 10,237 jobs have been lost in Columbus since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbus, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	44,000	-9,000	33,916	-8,495
March 2020	53,000	-500	42,411	-1,742
February 2020	53,500	0	44,153	163
January 2020	53,500	300	43,990	160
December 2019	53,200	200	43,830	-26
November 2019	53,000	0	43,856	-25
October 2019	53,000	-100	43,881	-22
September 2019	53,100	-300	43,903	-5
August 2019	53,400	0	43,908	13
July 2019	53,400	500	43,895	14
June 2019	52,900	-600	43,881	3
May 2019	53,500	500	43,878	-15