Trenton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 278,500 jobs in Trenton, New Jersey in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 194,106 employed persons for the month. Trenton lost 600 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 526 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Trenton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	278,500	-600	+5,700
CPS	194,106	+526	+4,140

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 April 2019 at 279,400. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Trenton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Trenton is at a new high of 194,106.

Employment: CES, CPS

Trenton, New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	278,500	-600	194,106	526
June 2019	279,100	400	193,580	623
May 2019	278,700	-700	192,957	618
April 2019	279,400	2,200	192,339	539
March 2019	277,200	1,400	191,800	482
February 2019	275,800	-200	191,318	347
January 2019	276,000	600	190,971	452
December 2018	275,400	-100	190,519	9
November 2018	275,500	800	190,510	85
October 2018	274,700	1,900	190,425	188
September 2018	272,800	-400	190,237	146
August 2018	273,200	400	190,091	125