Carson City, Nevada Job Growth

There were 31,000 jobs in Carson City, Nevada in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 25,217 employed persons for the month. Carson City lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 43 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Carson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	31,000	-200	+800
CPS	25,217	-43	+392

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 2,300 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 3,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 27,145 for Carson City in December 2007. 1,928 jobs have been lost in Carson City since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 22,685, Carson City has added 2,532 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 2019	31,000	-200	25,217	-43
January 2019	31,200	700	25,260	-183
December 2018	30,500	200	25,443	9
November 2018	30,300	0	25,434	138
October 2018	30,300	100	25,296	93
September 2018	30,200	100	25,203	103
August 2018	30,100	200	25,100	-5
July 2018	29,900	-200	25,105	14
June 2018	30,100	-100	25,091	-1
May 2018	30,200	200	25,092	143
April 2018	30,000	0	24,949	40
March 2018	30,000	-200	24,909	84