Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana Job Growth

There were 143,400 jobs in Elkhart, Indiana in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 113,132 employed persons for the month. Elkhart added 900 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,637 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Elkhart job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	143,400	+900	+7,900
CPS	113,132	+1,637	+7,214

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 February 2018 is at a new high of 143,400.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Elkhart is at a new high of 113,132.

Employment: CES, CPS

Elkhart, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	143,400	900	113,132	1,637
January 2018	142,500	1,100	111,495	1,735
December 2017	141,400	900	109,760	1,051
November 2017	140,500	1,100	108,709	-109
October 2017	139,400	-500	108,818	-375
September 2017	139,900	1,300	109,193	-66
August 2017	138,600	600	109,259	124
July 2017	138,000	800	109,135	889
June 2017	137,200	1,800	108,246	469
May 2017	135,400	-800	107,777	401
April 2017	136,200	600	107,376	855
March 2017	135,600	100	106,521	603