Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York Job Growth

There were 570,100 jobs in Buffalo, New York in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 518,875 employed persons for the month. Buffalo added 1,000 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,461 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Buffalo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	570,100	+1,000	+5,100
CPS	518,875	-1,461	-661

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 in July 2019 is at a new high of 570,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 555,907 for Buffalo in November 2005. 37,032 jobs have been lost in Buffalo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 510,529, Buffalo has added 8,346 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
July 2019	570,100	1,000	518,875	-1,461
June 2019	569,100	1,400	520,336	-1,015
May 2019	567,700	800	521,351	-95
April 2019	566,900	-200	521,446	20
March 2019	567,100	2,400	521,426	193
February 2019	564,700	0	521,233	-586
January 2019	564,700	-200	521,819	229
December 2018	564,900	1,200	521,590	-101
November 2018	563,700	-1,100	521,691	-121
October 2018	564,800	-400	521,812	436
September 2018	565,200	-200	521,376	783
August 2018	565,400	400	520,593	1,057