Elmira, New York Job Growth

There were 36,000 jobs in Elmira, New York in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 33,665 employed persons for the month. Elmira lost 400 jobs in October 2018 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	36,000	-400	-700
CPS	33,665	-32	+68

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 7,700 jobs have been lost in Elmira according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 41,023 for Elmira in February 2001. 7,358 jobs have been lost in Elmira since then according to the household survey. From a March 2018 low of 33,030, Elmira has added 635 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
October 2018	36,000	-400	33,665	-32
September 2018	36,400	100	33,697	288
August 2018	36,300	-100	33,409	-133
July 2018	36,400	-100	33,542	40
June 2018	36,500	-200	33,502	248
May 2018	36,700	100	33,254	145
April 2018	36,600	0	33,109	79
March 2018	36,600	0	33,030	-189
February 2018	36,600	0	33,219	-206
January 2018	36,600	0	33,425	186
December 2017	36,600	-100	33,239	-153
November 2017	36,700	0	33,392	-205