Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 63,600 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 79,371 employed persons for the month. Burlington lost 0 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 69 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,600	0	+500
CPS	79,371	+69	+1,528

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 1,700 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in March 2010, Burlington has gained 7,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Burlington is at a new high of 79,371.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	63,600	0	79,371	69
October 2019	63,600	100	79,302	208
September 2019	63,500	0	79,094	224
August 2019	63,500	400	78,870	262
July 2019	63,100	500	78,608	233
June 2019	62,600	-200	78,375	197
May 2019	62,800	-200	78,178	147
April 2019	63,000	500	78,031	103
March 2019	62,500	300	77,928	69
February 2019	62,200	-200	77,859	20
January 2019	62,400	-100	77,839	-2
December 2018	62,500	-600	77,841	-2