Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 318,200 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 295,034 employed persons for the month. Durham lost 0 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 287 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	318,200	0	+3,800
CPS	295,034	+287	+6,405

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

Durham, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Durham peaked in April 2019 at 318,600. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Durham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 316,300 in June 2019, Durham has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Durham is at a new high of 295,034.

Employment: CES, CPS

Durham, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	318,200	0	295,034	287
October 2019	318,200	400	294,747	698
September 2019	317,800	1,400	294,049	730
August 2019	316,400	0	293,319	439
July 2019	316,400	100	292,880	816
June 2019	316,300	-1,400	292,064	933
May 2019	317,700	-900	291,131	652
April 2019	318,600	800	290,479	612
March 2019	317,800	1,200	289,867	570
February 2019	316,600	0	289,297	357
January 2019	316,600	1,200	288,940	303
December 2018	315,400	1,000	288,637	8