Rochester, New York Job Growth

There were 438,600 jobs in Rochester, New York in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 428,658 employed persons for the month. Rochester lost 98,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 70,382 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rochester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	438,600	-98,400	-103,600
CPS	428,658	-70,382	-69,078

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

Rochester, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Rochester peaked in April 2019 at 542,200. Since then 103,600 jobs have been lost in Rochester according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,992 for Rochester in April 2000. 97,334 jobs have been lost in Rochester since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rochester, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	438,600	-98,400	428,658	-70,382
March 2020	537,000	-4,000	499,040	-4,180
February 2020	541,000	500	503,220	1,624
January 2020	540,500	2,100	501,596	721
December 2019	538,400	-700	500,875	262
November 2019	539,100	-500	500,613	536
October 2019	539,600	0	500,077	781
September 2019	539,600	-800	499,296	1,068
August 2019	540,400	-100	498,228	1,096
July 2019	540,500	-100	497,132	592
June 2019	540,600	400	496,540	-199
May 2019	540,200	-2,000	496,739	-997