Glens Falls, New York Job Growth

There were 56,300 jobs in Glens Falls, New York in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 58,807 employed persons for the month. Glens Falls added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 515 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Glens Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,300	+200	+300
CPS	58,807	+515	+1,134

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

Glens Falls, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Glens Falls peaked in August 2018 at 57,100. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Glens Falls according to the employer survey. From a trough of 56,100 in September 2018, Glens Falls has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,744 for Glens Falls in March 2006. 7,937 jobs have been lost in Glens Falls since then according to the household survey. From a August 2014 low of 56,918, Glens Falls has added 1,889 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Glens Falls, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	56,300	200	58,807	515
September 2018	56,100	-1,000	58,292	583
August 2018	57,100	200	57,709	58
July 2018	56,900	200	57,651	185
June 2018	56,700	500	57,466	381
May 2018	56,200	0	57,085	-50
April 2018	56,200	0	57,135	59
March 2018	56,200	0	57,076	-528
February 2018	56,200	100	57,604	-299
January 2018	56,100	-300	57,903	169
December 2017	56,400	500	57,734	-15
November 2017	55,900	-100	57,749	76