Rochester, New York Job Growth

There were 539,800 jobs in Rochester, New York in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 509,464 employed persons for the month. Rochester lost 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,640 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rochester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	539,800	-200	+4,600
CPS	509,464	+2,640	+12,231

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 2018 at 541,000. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in Rochester according to the employer survey. From a trough of 539,100 in June 2018, Rochester has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,782 for Rochester in April 2000. 16,318 jobs have been lost in Rochester since then according to the household survey. From a March 2018 low of 494,357, Rochester has added 15,107 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
October 2018	539,800	-200	509,464	2,640
September 2018	540,000	200	506,824	6,576
August 2018	539,800	300	500,248	-1,255
July 2018	539,500	400	501,503	-269
June 2018	539,100	-1,400	501,772	3,260
May 2018	540,500	-500	498,512	2,910
April 2018	541,000	1,000	495,602	1,245
March 2018	540,000	-200	494,357	-1,633
February 2018	540,200	2,900	495,990	-666
January 2018	537,300	800	496,656	1,154
December 2017	536,500	500	495,502	-542
November 2017	536,000	800	496,044	-1,189