Elmira, New York Job Growth

There were 37,000 jobs in Elmira, New York in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 33,924 employed persons for the month. Elmira lost 200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 32 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Elmira job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	37,000	-200	-100
CPS	33,924	-32	+252

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

Elmira, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Elmira peaked in October 2000 at 43,700. Since then 6,700 jobs have been lost in Elmira according to the employer survey. From a trough of 36,700 in August 2018, Elmira has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 40,957 for Elmira in February 2001. 7,033 jobs have been lost in Elmira since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 33,400, Elmira has added 524 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Elmira, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	37,000	-200	33,924	-32
March 2019	37,200	100	33,956	37
February 2019	37,100	0	33,919	-1
January 2019	37,100	100	33,920	69
December 2018	37,000	100	33,851	0
November 2018	36,900	100	33,851	14
October 2018	36,800	100	33,837	50
September 2018	36,700	0	33,787	51
August 2018	36,700	-100	33,736	30
July 2018	36,800	-300	33,706	9
June 2018	37,100	100	33,697	-2
May 2018	37,000	-100	33,699	27