Rochester, New York Job Growth

There were 541,900 jobs in Rochester, New York in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 505,146 employed persons for the month. Rochester added 1,600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,488 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rochester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	541,900	+1,600	+4,100
CPS	505,146	-2,488	+9,156

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 2019 is at a new high of 541,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,782 for Rochester in April 2000. 20,636 jobs have been lost in Rochester since then according to the household survey. From a March 2018 low of 494,357, Rochester has added 10,789 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 2019	541,900	1,600	505,146	-2,488
January 2019	540,300	2,300	507,634	-4,371
December 2018	538,000	-900	512,005	626
November 2018	538,900	-1,100	511,379	1,579
October 2018	540,000	-1,600	509,800	2,976
September 2018	541,600	700	506,824	6,576
August 2018	540,900	1,000	500,248	-1,255
July 2018	539,900	900	501,503	-269
June 2018	539,000	0	501,772	3,260
May 2018	539,000	500	498,512	2,910
April 2018	538,500	300	495,602	1,245
March 2018	538,200	400	494,357	-1,633