Binghamton, New York Job Growth

There were 103,800 jobs in Binghamton, New York in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 102,061 employed persons for the month. Binghamton lost 200 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 68 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Binghamton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	103,800	-200	0
CPS	102,061	-68	-526

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 16,800 jobs have been lost in Binghamton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 103,100 in June 2015, Binghamton has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 120,916 for Binghamton in March 2001. 18,855 jobs have been lost in Binghamton since then according to the household survey. From a March 2018 low of 100,943, Binghamton has added 1,118 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
August 2018	103,800	-200	102,061	-68
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
December 2017	104,100	200	101,822	-182
November 2017	103,900	0	102,004	-391
October 2017	103,900	100	102,395	-263
September 2017	103,800	0	102,658	71