Binghamton, New York Job Growth

There were 103,900 jobs in Binghamton, New York in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 104,312 employed persons for the month. Binghamton added 200 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 425 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Binghamton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	103,900	+200	-200
CPS	104,312	+425	+2,490

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

Binghamton, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Binghamton peaked in April 2001 at 120,600. Since then 16,700 jobs have been lost in Binghamton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 103,100 in June 2015, Binghamton has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 120,916 for Binghamton in March 2001. 16,604 jobs have been lost in Binghamton since then according to the household survey. From a March 2018 low of 100,943, Binghamton has added 3,369 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Binghamton, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	103,900	200	104,312	425
November 2018	103,700	-200	103,887	205
October 2018	103,900	200	103,682	796
September 2018	103,700	-200	102,886	813
August 2018	103,900	-100	102,073	-56
July 2018	104,000	100	102,129	245
June 2018	103,900	-400	101,884	411
May 2018	104,300	400	101,473	490
April 2018	103,900	100	100,983	40
March 2018	103,800	0	100,943	-470
February 2018	103,800	-200	101,413	-463
January 2018	104,000	-100	101,876	54