Ithaca, New York Job Growth

There were 65,099 jobs in Ithaca, New York in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 48,765 employed persons for the month. Ithaca lost 0 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 24 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ithaca job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,099	0	+1,099
CPS	48,765	+24	+557

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 September 2017 at 65,400. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Ithaca according to the employer survey. From a trough of 64,099 in November 2017, Ithaca has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,042 for Ithaca in July 2008. 5,277 jobs have been lost in Ithaca since then according to the household survey. From a September 2016 low of 47,056, Ithaca has added 1,709 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 2018	65,099	0	48,765	24
January 2018	65,099	899	48,741	-418
December 2017	64,200	100	49,159	92
November 2017	64,099	-300	49,067	-5
October 2017	64,400	-1,000	49,072	-132
September 2017	65,400	1,600	49,204	137
August 2017	63,800	200	49,067	76
July 2017	63,600	-400	48,991	299
June 2017	64,000	-99	48,692	159
May 2017	64,099	99	48,533	54
April 2017	64,000	-99	48,479	74
March 2017	64,099	99	48,405	197