Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Job Growth

There were 475,300 jobs in Albany, New York in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 438,789 employed persons for the month. Albany added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,968 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	475,300	+100	+4,900
CPS	438,789	-2,968	+8,688

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 475,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 444,296 for Albany in December 2018. 5,507 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	475,300	100	438,789	-2,968
January 2019	475,200	200	441,757	-2,539
December 2018	475,000	900	444,296	995
November 2018	474,100	-1,000	443,301	553
October 2018	475,100	2,900	442,748	6,105
September 2018	472,200	100	436,643	6,979
August 2018	472,100	0	429,664	-2,417
July 2018	472,100	200	432,081	-837
June 2018	471,900	500	432,918	2,571
May 2018	471,400	1,300	430,347	917
April 2018	470,100	-600	429,430	236
March 2018	470,700	300	429,194	-907