Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York Job Growth

There were 564,300 jobs in Buffalo, New York in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 519,703 employed persons for the month. Buffalo added 300 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,092 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Buffalo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	564,300	+300	-2,900
CPS	519,703	+1,092	-2,116

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

Buffalo, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Buffalo peaked in April 2019 at 569,400. Since then 5,100 jobs have been lost in Buffalo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 562,000 in October 2019, Buffalo has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 555,907 for Buffalo in November 2005. 36,204 jobs have been lost in Buffalo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 510,529, Buffalo has added 9,174 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Buffalo, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	564,300	300	519,703	1,092
December 2019	564,000	200	518,611	-235
November 2019	563,800	1,800	518,846	306
October 2019	562,000	-1,400	518,540	585
September 2019	563,400	800	517,955	552
August 2019	562,600	-300	517,403	-1,463
July 2019	562,900	-3,700	518,866	-1,470
June 2019	566,600	-1,200	520,336	-1,015
May 2019	567,800	-1,600	521,351	-95
April 2019	569,400	2,000	521,446	20
March 2019	567,400	800	521,426	193
February 2019	566,600	-600	521,233	-586