Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Job Growth

There were 105,700 jobs in Hagerstown, Maryland in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 126,420 employed persons for the month. Hagerstown added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 33 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hagerstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	105,700	+200	+300
CPS	126,420	-33	-912

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 December 2017 at 106,500. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Hagerstown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 105,500 in January 2018, Hagerstown has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 127,643 for Hagerstown in June 2017. 1,223 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 2018	105,700	200	126,420	-33
January 2018	105,500	-1,000	126,453	-741
December 2017	106,500	100	127,194	-42
November 2017	106,400	300	127,236	-9
October 2017	106,100	400	127,245	-103
September 2017	105,700	400	127,348	111
August 2017	105,300	-100	127,237	-168
July 2017	105,400	-300	127,405	-238
June 2017	105,700	500	127,643	327
May 2017	105,200	100	127,316	-165
April 2017	105,100	-200	127,481	536
March 2017	105,300	-100	126,945	-387