Ithaca, New York Job Growth

There were 65,200 jobs in Ithaca, New York in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 49,775 employed persons for the month. Ithaca lost 0 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 365 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ithaca job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,200	0	+700
CPS	49,775	-365	+1,138

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 in January 2019 is at a new high of 65,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,042 for Ithaca in July 2008. 4,267 jobs have been lost in Ithaca since then according to the household survey. From a September 2015 low of 47,603, Ithaca has added 2,172 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
February 2019	65,200	0	49,775	-365
January 2019	65,200	100	50,140	-703
December 2018	65,099	199	50,843	395
November 2018	64,900	-99	50,448	332
October 2018	65,000	99	50,116	287
September 2018	64,900	100	49,829	220
August 2018	64,800	200	49,609	299
July 2018	64,599	299	49,310	259
June 2018	64,300	200	49,051	357
May 2018	64,099	-200	48,694	272
April 2018	64,300	-299	48,422	-23
March 2018	64,599	99	48,445	-192