North Carolina Job Growth

There were 4,536,400 jobs in North Carolina in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,818,454 employed persons for the month. North Carolina added 1,200 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,299 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is North Carolina job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	4,536,400	+1,200	+87,200
CPS	4,818,454	+4,299	+74,190

North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for North Carolina 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 in North Carolina

CES employment in December 2018 for North Carolina is at a new high of 4,536,400.

CPS employment in North Carolina for December 2018 is at a new high of 4,818,454.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	4,536,400	1,200	4,818,454	4,299
November 2018	4,535,200	700	4,814,155	3,472
October 2018	4,534,500	23,500	4,810,683	4,970
September 2018	4,511,000	-15,600	4,805,713	77
August 2018	4,526,600	600	4,805,636	5,010
July 2018	4,526,000	7,500	4,800,626	13,042
June 2018	4,518,500	13,400	4,787,584	13,335
May 2018	4,505,100	24,600	4,774,249	12,275
April 2018	4,480,500	7,500	4,761,974	6,648
March 2018	4,473,000	5,100	4,755,326	3,374
February 2018	4,467,900	9,300	4,751,952	4,315
January 2018	4,458,600	9,400	4,747,637	3,373