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Rochester, New York Job Growth

There were 521,700 jobs in Rochester, New York in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 505,373 employed persons for the month. Rochester added 100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,290 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rochester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 521,700 +100 +4,400
CPS 505,373 -1,290 +7,808

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 542,100. Since then 20,399 jobs have been lost in Rochester according to the employer survey. From a trough of 444,100 in April 2020, Rochester has gained 77,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 527,532 for Rochester in April 2000. 22,159 jobs have been lost in Rochester since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 432,650, Rochester has added 72,723 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Rochester, New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 521,700 100 505,373 -1,290
December 2022 521,600 -300 506,663 -128
November 2022 521,900 500 506,791 -146
October 2022 521,400 -1,500 506,937 938
September 2022 522,900 800 505,999 789
August 2022 522,100 -400 505,210 -90
July 2022 522,500 1,900 505,300 101
June 2022 520,600 899 505,199 259
May 2022 519,700 500 504,940 1,548
April 2022 519,200 -399 503,392 1,845
March 2022 519,600 1,200 501,547 2,066
February 2022 518,400 1,100 499,481 1,916

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