Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York Job Growth

There were 572,700 jobs in Buffalo, New York in September 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 531,914 employed persons for the month. Buffalo added 200 jobs in September 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,630 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Buffalo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	September 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	572,700	+200	+8,000
CPS	531,914	+5,630	+10,204

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 September 2018 is at a new high of 572,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 556,874 for Buffalo in October 2005. 24,960 jobs have been lost in Buffalo since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 514,060, Buffalo has added 17,854 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
September 2018	572,700	200	531,914	5,630
August 2018	572,500	1,900	526,284	598
July 2018	570,600	800	525,686	465
June 2018	569,800	300	525,221	3,584
May 2018	569,500	0	521,637	4,844
April 2018	569,500	-2,200	516,793	864
March 2018	571,700	1,900	515,929	-361
February 2018	569,800	1,100	516,290	-1,874
January 2018	568,700	1,400	518,164	2,352
December 2017	567,300	-300	515,812	-1,802
November 2017	567,600	1,400	517,614	-2,460
October 2017	566,200	1,500	520,074	-1,636