Trenton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 248,300 jobs in Trenton, New Jersey in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 181,311 employed persons for the month. Trenton lost 32,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 19,010 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Trenton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	248,300	-32,700	-30,200
CPS	181,311	-19,010	-13,373

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 November 2019 at 283,400. Since then 35,100 jobs have been lost in Trenton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 200,321 for Trenton in March 2020. 19,010 jobs have been lost in Trenton since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Trenton, New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	248,300	-32,700	181,311	-19,010
March 2020	281,000	-1,500	200,321	740
February 2020	282,500	-500	199,581	495
January 2020	283,000	-200	199,086	-537
December 2019	283,200	-200	199,623	461
November 2019	283,400	1,200	199,162	584
October 2019	282,200	1,700	198,578	685
September 2019	280,500	-1,000	197,893	776
August 2019	281,500	1,600	197,117	817
July 2019	279,900	300	196,300	733
June 2019	279,600	400	195,567	552
May 2019	279,200	700	195,015	331