Kingston, New York Job Growth

There were 62,200 jobs in Kingston, New York in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,791 employed persons for the month. Kingston lost 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 219 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kingston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,200	-100	+400
CPS	83,791	+219	-997

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 2,899 jobs have been lost in Kingston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 58,600 in January 2013, Kingston has gained 3,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,941 for Kingston in October 2006. 5,150 jobs have been lost in Kingston since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 81,628, Kingston has added 2,163 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
April 2018	62,200	-100	83,791	219
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
October 2017	62,400	300	84,783	-109
September 2017	62,100	-200	84,892	18
August 2017	62,300	100	84,874	-64
July 2017	62,200	100	84,938	-24
June 2017	62,100	-100	84,962	135
May 2017	62,200	400	84,827	39