Carson City, Nevada Job Growth

There were 26,900 jobs in Carson City, Nevada in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 18,095 employed persons for the month. Carson City lost 4,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,786 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Carson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	26,900	-4,000	-3,800
CPS	18,095	-6,786	-7,000

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 6,400 jobs have been lost in Carson City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 27,139 for Carson City in December 2007. 9,044 jobs have been lost in Carson City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Carson City, Nevada Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	26,900	-4,000	18,095	-6,786
March 2020	30,900	-200	24,881	-781
February 2020	31,100	-300	25,662	90
January 2020	31,400	600	25,572	-2
December 2019	30,800	-200	25,574	46
November 2019	31,000	100	25,528	53
October 2019	30,900	100	25,475	59
September 2019	30,800	-100	25,416	60
August 2019	30,900	200	25,356	61
July 2019	30,700	-100	25,295	61
June 2019	30,800	0	25,234	65
May 2019	30,800	100	25,169	74