Kingston, New York Job Growth

There were 63,700 jobs in Kingston, New York in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 87,360 employed persons for the month. Kingston added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 792 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kingston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,700	+400	+1,300
CPS	87,360	+792	+2,577

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

Kingston, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Kingston peaked in December 2002 at 65,099. Since then 1,399 jobs have been lost in Kingston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 58,600 in January 2013, Kingston has gained 5,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,941 for Kingston in October 2006. 1,581 jobs have been lost in Kingston since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 81,628, Kingston has added 5,732 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kingston, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	63,700	400	87,360	792
September 2018	63,300	-200	86,568	721
August 2018	63,500	300	85,847	158
July 2018	63,200	-100	85,689	553
June 2018	63,300	400	85,136	726
May 2018	62,900	700	84,410	617
April 2018	62,200	-100	83,793	221
March 2018	62,300	100	83,572	-509
February 2018	62,200	300	84,081	-376
January 2018	61,900	-400	84,457	-44
December 2017	62,300	-200	84,501	-108
November 2017	62,500	100	84,609	-174