Trenton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 275,900 jobs in Trenton, New Jersey in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 192,284 employed persons for the month. Trenton lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 843 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Trenton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	275,900	-100	+7,600
CPS	192,284	-843	+281

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 January 2019 at 276,000. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Trenton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 195,550 for Trenton in December 2018. 3,266 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
February 2019	275,900	-100	192,284	-843
January 2019	276,000	600	193,127	-2,423
December 2018	275,400	-100	195,550	323
November 2018	275,500	800	195,227	815
October 2018	274,700	1,900	194,412	620
September 2018	272,800	-400	193,792	-394
August 2018	273,200	400	194,186	335
July 2018	272,800	-800	193,851	1,579
June 2018	273,600	900	192,272	903
May 2018	272,700	-200	191,369	313
April 2018	272,900	3,700	191,056	-409
March 2018	269,200	900	191,465	-538