Fort Wayne, Indiana Job Growth

There were 228,200 jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 212,355 employed persons for the month. Fort Wayne added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 194 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Wayne job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	228,200	+700	+6,700
CPS	212,355	+194	+7,161

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 228,200.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Fort Wayne is at a new high of 212,355.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	228,200	700	212,355	194
September 2018	227,500	400	212,161	-175
August 2018	227,100	1,000	212,336	374
July 2018	226,100	1,000	211,962	1,202
June 2018	225,100	-100	210,760	187
May 2018	225,200	600	210,573	292
April 2018	224,600	300	210,281	840
March 2018	224,300	200	209,441	2,025
February 2018	224,100	700	207,416	2,540
January 2018	223,400	500	204,876	-411
December 2017	222,900	500	205,287	17
November 2017	222,400	900	205,270	76