Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland Job Growth

There were 109,300 jobs in Hagerstown, Maryland in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 127,345 employed persons for the month. Hagerstown added 1,300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,010 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hagerstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	109,300	+1,300	+3,200
CPS	127,345	+1,010	+1,833

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 109,300.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Hagerstown is at a new high of 127,345.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hagerstown, Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	109,300	1,300	127,345	1,010
September 2018	108,000	1,100	126,335	65
August 2018	106,900	400	126,270	90
July 2018	106,500	600	126,180	556
June 2018	105,900	300	125,624	301
May 2018	105,600	400	125,323	-59
April 2018	105,200	-400	125,382	-105
March 2018	105,600	-300	125,487	-647
February 2018	105,900	400	126,134	440
January 2018	105,500	-1,000	125,694	21
December 2017	106,500	100	125,673	75
November 2017	106,400	300	125,598	86