Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 61,400 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 76,521 employed persons for the month. Burlington added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 3 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,400	+100	-300
CPS	76,521	-3	+172

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 3,900 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in March 2010, Burlington has gained 5,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,335 for Burlington in September 2017. 814 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	61,400	100	76,521	-3
January 2018	61,300	-100	76,524	-347
December 2017	61,400	0	76,871	-177
November 2017	61,400	-100	77,048	-188
October 2017	61,500	400	77,236	-99
September 2017	61,100	0	77,335	593
August 2017	61,100	-300	76,742	59
July 2017	61,400	100	76,683	273
June 2017	61,300	100	76,410	333
May 2017	61,200	-400	76,077	-153
April 2017	61,600	0	76,230	-314
March 2017	61,600	-100	76,544	195