Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Job Growth

There were 472,300 jobs in Albany, New York in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 429,852 employed persons for the month. Albany lost 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,080 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	472,300	-500	+5,400
CPS	429,852	-2,080	+1,967

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

Albany, New York Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Albany 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 Albany, New York

CES employment for Albany peaked in January 2018 at 472,800. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Albany according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 439,129 for Albany in November 2006. 9,277 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 414,711, Albany has added 15,141 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	472,300	-500	429,852	-2,080
January 2018	472,800	400	431,932	3,700
December 2017	472,400	1,500	428,232	-1,373
November 2017	470,900	500	429,605	-1,847
October 2017	470,400	-600	431,452	516
September 2017	471,000	1,700	430,936	3,692
August 2017	469,300	1,000	427,244	-663
July 2017	468,300	0	427,907	751
June 2017	468,300	300	427,156	-663
May 2017	468,000	0	427,819	-887
April 2017	468,000	1,000	428,706	-600
March 2017	467,000	100	429,306	1,421