Kingston, New York Job Growth

There were 55,100 jobs in Kingston, New York in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 76,932 employed persons for the month. Kingston lost 7,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 8,670 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kingston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,100	-7,700	-7,500
CPS	76,932	-8,670	-7,116

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 9,999 jobs have been lost in Kingston according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,995 for Kingston in September 2006. 12,063 jobs have been lost in Kingston since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kingston, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	55,100	-7,700	76,932	-8,670
March 2020	62,800	-100	85,602	141
February 2020	62,900	0	85,461	358
January 2020	62,900	200	85,103	-6
December 2019	62,700	200	85,109	185
November 2019	62,500	0	84,924	218
October 2019	62,500	400	84,706	252
September 2019	62,100	-200	84,454	267
August 2019	62,300	0	84,187	228
July 2019	62,300	200	83,959	111
June 2019	62,100	-200	83,848	-41
May 2019	62,300	-300	83,889	-159