Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Job Growth

There were 106,200 jobs in Hagerstown, Maryland in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 127,216 employed persons for the month. Hagerstown lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 103 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hagerstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	106,200	-300	+1,100
CPS	127,216	-103	+1,082

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

Hagerstown, Maryland Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown, Maryland

CES employment for Hagerstown peaked in January 2019 at 106,500. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Hagerstown according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 127,866 for Hagerstown in December 2018. 650 jobs have been lost in Hagerstown since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hagerstown, Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	106,200	-300	127,216	-103
January 2019	106,500	100	127,319	-547
December 2018	106,400	200	127,866	333
November 2018	106,200	400	127,533	388
October 2018	105,800	600	127,145	810
September 2018	105,200	200	126,335	65
August 2018	105,000	-600	126,270	90
July 2018	105,600	300	126,180	556
June 2018	105,300	-100	125,624	301
May 2018	105,400	100	125,323	-59
April 2018	105,300	-300	125,382	-105
March 2018	105,600	500	125,487	-647