Fort Wayne, Indiana Job Growth

There were 227,600 jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 213,332 employed persons for the month. Fort Wayne lost 200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 313 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Wayne job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	227,600	-200	+4,100
CPS	213,332	+313	+3,633

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

Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana

CES employment for Fort Wayne peaked in March 2019 at 227,800. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Fort Wayne according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in April 2019 for Fort Wayne is at a new high of 213,332.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	227,600	-200	213,332	313
March 2019	227,800	100	213,019	591
February 2019	227,700	200	212,428	747
January 2019	227,500	700	211,681	601
December 2018	226,800	700	211,080	-25
November 2018	226,100	300	211,105	52
October 2018	225,800	600	211,053	306
September 2018	225,200	-400	210,747	396
August 2018	225,600	1,100	210,351	325
July 2018	224,500	400	210,026	173
June 2018	224,100	-300	209,853	46
May 2018	224,400	900	209,807	108