Fort Wayne, Indiana Job Growth

There were 225,800 jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 213,246 employed persons for the month. Fort Wayne lost 3,500 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 142 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Wayne job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	225,800	-3,500	0
CPS	213,246	+142	+2,193

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 July 2019 at 229,300. Since then 3,500 jobs have been lost in Fort Wayne according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 213,341 for Fort Wayne in April 2019. 95 jobs have been lost in Fort Wayne since then according to the household survey. From a July 2019 low of 212,730, Fort Wayne has added 516 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	225,800	-3,500	213,246	142
September 2019	229,300	100	213,104	32
August 2019	229,200	-100	213,072	342
July 2019	229,300	300	212,730	-66
June 2019	229,000	400	212,796	-187
May 2019	228,600	600	212,983	-358
April 2019	228,000	200	213,341	322
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