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Syracuse, New York Job Growth

There were 316,700 jobs in Syracuse, New York in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 299,792 employed persons for the month. Syracuse added 300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 289 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Syracuse job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 316,700 +300 +9,200
CPS 299,792 -289 +7,987

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Syracuse, New York Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

CES employment for Syracuse peaked in April 2000 at 323,700. Since then 7,000 jobs have been lost in Syracuse according to the employer survey. From a trough of 265,000 in April 2020, Syracuse has gained 51,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 316,136 for Syracuse in April 2006. 16,344 jobs have been lost in Syracuse since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 254,617, Syracuse has added 45,175 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Syracuse, New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 316,700 300 299,792 -289
December 2022 316,400 -100 300,081 84
November 2022 316,500 1,000 299,997 538
October 2022 315,500 900 299,459 1,272
September 2022 314,600 0 298,187 553
August 2022 314,600 800 297,634 485
July 2022 313,800 4,200 297,149 598
June 2022 309,600 400 296,551 1,046
May 2022 309,200 200 295,505 1,325
April 2022 309,000 100 294,180 800
March 2022 308,900 0 293,380 778
February 2022 308,900 1,400 292,602 797