Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 62,300 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 77,905 employed persons for the month. Burlington lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 231 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,300	-100	-200
CPS	77,905	+231	+1,281

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

Burlington, North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Burlington 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 Burlington, North Carolina

CES employment for Burlington peaked in July 2000 at 65,300. Since then 3,000 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in March 2010, Burlington has gained 6,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Burlington is at a new high of 77,905.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	62,300	-100	77,905	231
January 2019	62,400	-100	77,674	164
December 2018	62,500	-600	77,510	-69
November 2018	63,100	300	77,579	199
October 2018	62,800	500	77,380	444
September 2018	62,300	200	76,936	-219
August 2018	62,100	-500	77,155	-443
July 2018	62,600	-200	77,598	189
June 2018	62,800	200	77,409	135
May 2018	62,600	100	77,274	406
April 2018	62,500	-100	76,868	133
March 2018	62,600	100	76,735	111