Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana Job Growth

There were 145,300 jobs in Elkhart, Indiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 115,331 employed persons for the month. Elkhart added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 487 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Elkhart job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	145,300	+100	+5,900
CPS	115,331	+487	+4,980

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

Elkhart, Indiana Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Elkhart in October 2018 is at a new high of 145,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 115,456 for Elkhart in July 2018. 125 jobs have been lost in Elkhart since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 114,844, Elkhart has added 487 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Elkhart, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	145,300	100	115,331	487
September 2018	145,200	200	114,844	-20
August 2018	145,000	300	114,864	-592
July 2018	144,700	-400	115,456	474
June 2018	145,100	1,200	114,982	545
May 2018	143,900	200	114,437	-36
April 2018	143,700	0	114,473	4
March 2018	143,700	200	114,469	1,310
February 2018	143,500	1,000	113,159	1,467
January 2018	142,500	1,100	111,692	550
December 2017	141,400	900	111,142	539
November 2017	140,500	1,100	110,603	252