Trenton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 277,400 jobs in Trenton, New Jersey in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 194,349 employed persons for the month. Trenton added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 557 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Trenton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	277,400	+300	+7,600
CPS	194,349	+557	+3,253

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

Trenton, New Jersey Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Trenton 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 Trenton, New Jersey

CES employment for Trenton peaked in August 2018 at 278,800. Since then 1,400 jobs have been lost in Trenton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 277,100 in September 2018, Trenton has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Trenton is at a new high of 194,349.

Employment: CES, CPS

Trenton, New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	277,400	300	194,349	557
September 2018	277,100	-1,700	193,792	-394
August 2018	278,800	2,000	194,186	335
July 2018	276,800	2,600	193,851	1,579
June 2018	274,200	1,300	192,272	903
May 2018	272,900	-100	191,369	313
April 2018	273,000	1,000	191,056	-409
March 2018	272,000	200	191,465	-538
February 2018	271,800	500	192,003	686
January 2018	271,300	2,500	191,317	590
December 2017	268,800	-1,000	190,727	-176
November 2017	269,800	0	190,903	-193