Kingston, New York Job Growth

There were 64,300 jobs in Kingston, New York in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 85,959 employed persons for the month. Kingston lost 0 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 292 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kingston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	64,300	0	+1,100
CPS	85,959	-292	+679

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 799 jobs have been lost in Kingston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 58,600 in January 2013, Kingston has gained 5,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,995 for Kingston in September 2006. 3,036 jobs have been lost in Kingston since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 81,658, Kingston has added 4,301 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
July 2019	64,300	0	85,959	-292
June 2019	64,300	0	86,251	-221
May 2019	64,300	100	86,472	-70
April 2019	64,200	0	86,542	-17
March 2019	64,200	400	86,559	67
February 2019	63,800	-100	86,492	106
January 2019	63,900	600	86,386	264
December 2018	63,300	200	86,122	-20
November 2018	63,100	-400	86,142	42
October 2018	63,500	600	86,100	235
September 2018	62,900	-100	85,865	295
August 2018	63,000	-200	85,570	290