Rochester, New York Job Growth

There were 542,200 jobs in Rochester, New York in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 499,796 employed persons for the month. Rochester added 800 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,221 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rochester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	542,200	+800	+2,300
CPS	499,796	-2,221	-550

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 542,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 525,992 for Rochester in April 2000. 26,196 jobs have been lost in Rochester since then according to the household survey. From a August 2014 low of 492,493, Rochester has added 7,303 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
July 2019	542,200	800	499,796	-2,221
June 2019	541,400	1,100	502,017	-1,813
May 2019	540,300	-700	503,830	-583
April 2019	541,000	-200	504,413	-330
March 2019	541,200	0	504,743	-70
February 2019	541,200	900	504,813	36
January 2019	540,300	2,300	504,777	740
December 2018	538,000	-900	504,037	-174
November 2018	538,900	-1,100	504,211	-3
October 2018	540,000	-1,600	504,214	934
September 2018	541,600	700	503,280	1,409
August 2018	540,900	1,000	501,871	1,525