Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 310,900 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 285,714 employed persons for the month. Durham added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,610 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	310,900	+100	+2,000
CPS	285,714	+1,610	+5,978

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 July 2017 at 312,700. Since then 1,800 jobs have been lost in Durham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 310,100 in December 2017, Durham has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 287,100 for Durham in October 2017. 1,386 jobs have been lost in Durham since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 284,104, Durham has added 1,610 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Durham, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	310,900	100	285,714	1,610
January 2018	310,800	700	284,104	-91
December 2017	310,100	-900	284,195	-1,544
November 2017	311,000	-500	285,739	-1,361
October 2017	311,500	-100	287,100	480
September 2017	311,600	-500	286,620	1,995
August 2017	312,100	-600	284,625	485
July 2017	312,700	1,800	284,140	1,781
June 2017	310,900	700	282,359	2,849
May 2017	310,200	600	279,510	-814
April 2017	309,600	300	280,324	-323
March 2017	309,300	400	280,647	911