Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 61,600 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in June 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 77,347 employed persons for the month. Burlington lost 0 jobs in June 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 73 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	June 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,600	0	+300
CPS	77,347	+73	+968

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 3,700 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in March 2010, Burlington has gained 5,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in June 2018 for Burlington is at a new high of 77,347.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
June 2018	61,600	0	77,347	73
May 2018	61,600	-100	77,274	406
April 2018	61,700	300	76,868	133
March 2018	61,400	-100	76,735	111
February 2018	61,500	200	76,624	272
January 2018	61,300	-100	76,352	29
December 2017	61,400	0	76,323	-32
November 2017	61,400	-100	76,355	-91
October 2017	61,500	400	76,446	-78
September 2017	61,100	0	76,524	31
August 2017	61,100	-300	76,493	36
July 2017	61,400	100	76,457	78