Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 62,400 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 77,433 employed persons for the month. Burlington added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 497 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,400	+700	+900
CPS	77,433	+497	+987

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 2,900 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in March 2010, Burlington has gained 6,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,598 for Burlington in July 2018. 165 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 76,936, Burlington has added 497 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	62,400	700	77,433	497
September 2018	61,700	0	76,936	-219
August 2018	61,700	-200	77,155	-443
July 2018	61,900	100	77,598	189
June 2018	61,800	200	77,409	135
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