Carson City, Nevada Job Growth

There were 31,100 jobs in Carson City, Nevada in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 24,739 employed persons for the month. Carson City added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 307 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Carson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	31,100	+300	+1,600
CPS	24,739	+307	+1,224

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

Carson City, Nevada Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Carson City 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 Carson City, Nevada

CES employment for Carson City peaked in February 2007 at 33,300. Since then 2,200 jobs have been lost in Carson City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 27,300 in January 2013, Carson City has gained 3,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 27,145 for Carson City in December 2007. 2,406 jobs have been lost in Carson City since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 22,698, Carson City has added 2,041 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Carson City, Nevada Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	31,100	300	24,739	307
January 2018	30,800	-200	24,432	505
December 2017	31,000	500	23,927	31
November 2017	30,500	100	23,896	169
October 2017	30,400	-100	23,727	169
September 2017	30,500	200	23,558	142
August 2017	30,300	200	23,416	55
July 2017	30,100	100	23,361	-50
June 2017	30,000	0	23,411	-52
May 2017	30,000	100	23,463	-1
April 2017	29,900	300	23,464	7
March 2017	29,600	100	23,457	-58