Rochester, New York Job Growth

There were 539,000 jobs in Rochester, New York in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 494,962 employed persons for the month. Rochester added 1,700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 20 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rochester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	539,000	+1,700	+5,400
CPS	494,962	+20	+3,701

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 539,000.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,782 for Rochester in April 2000. 30,820 jobs have been lost in Rochester since then according to the household survey. From a August 2017 low of 489,471, Rochester has added 5,491 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rochester, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	539,000	1,700	494,962	20
January 2018	537,300	800	494,942	5,033
December 2017	536,500	500	489,909	-2,684
November 2017	536,000	800	492,593	-1,787
October 2017	535,200	300	494,380	381
September 2017	534,900	700	493,999	4,528
August 2017	534,200	100	489,471	-1,600
July 2017	534,100	400	491,071	-1,125
June 2017	533,700	400	492,196	4
May 2017	533,300	-3,600	492,192	-2,161
April 2017	536,900	4,800	494,353	1,206
March 2017	532,100	-1,500	493,147	1,886