Ithaca, New York Job Growth

There were 66,500 jobs in Ithaca, New York in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 50,023 employed persons for the month. Ithaca added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 194 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ithaca job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	66,500	+300	+2,099
CPS	50,023	+194	+1,892

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

Ithaca, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Ithaca peaked in August 2018 at 67,000. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Ithaca according to the employer survey. From a trough of 66,200 in September 2018, Ithaca has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,042 for Ithaca in July 2008. 4,019 jobs have been lost in Ithaca since then according to the household survey. From a September 2015 low of 47,603, Ithaca has added 2,420 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ithaca, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	66,500	300	50,023	194
September 2018	66,200	-800	49,829	220
August 2018	67,000	600	49,609	299
July 2018	66,400	100	49,310	259
June 2018	66,300	100	49,051	357
May 2018	66,200	200	48,694	272
April 2018	66,000	300	48,422	-23
March 2018	65,700	400	48,445	-192
February 2018	65,300	200	48,637	12
January 2018	65,099	899	48,625	522
December 2017	64,200	100	48,103	9
November 2017	64,099	-300	48,094	-37