Lincoln, Nebraska Job Growth

There were 191,100 jobs in Lincoln, Nebraska in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 176,835 employed persons for the month. Lincoln lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 114 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lincoln job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	191,100	-100	+3,800
CPS	176,835	+114	+3,807

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

Lincoln, Nebraska Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lincoln 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 Lincoln, Nebraska

CES employment for Lincoln peaked in August 2018 at 191,800. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Lincoln according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 176,936 for Lincoln in August 2018. 101 jobs have been lost in Lincoln since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 176,721, Lincoln has added 114 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lincoln, Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	191,100	-100	176,835	114
September 2018	191,200	-600	176,721	-215
August 2018	191,800	400	176,936	970
July 2018	191,400	800	175,966	288
June 2018	190,600	500	175,678	792
May 2018	190,100	600	174,886	756
April 2018	189,500	800	174,130	165
March 2018	188,700	0	173,965	-91
February 2018	188,700	-200	174,056	830
January 2018	188,900	0	173,226	162
December 2017	188,900	1,000	173,064	103
November 2017	187,900	600	172,961	-67