Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 317,700 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 291,179 employed persons for the month. Durham added 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,130 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	317,700	+500	+6,200
CPS	291,179	+1,130	+5,942

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 2018 at 320,300. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Durham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 317,200 in September 2018, Durham has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 292,138 for Durham in July 2018. 959 jobs have been lost in Durham since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 290,049, Durham has added 1,130 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
October 2018	317,700	500	291,179	1,130
September 2018	317,200	-2,100	290,049	-396
August 2018	319,300	-1,000	290,445	-1,693
July 2018	320,300	1,100	292,138	1,447
June 2018	319,200	3,400	290,691	909
May 2018	315,800	2,400	289,782	2,594
April 2018	313,400	700	287,188	-140
March 2018	312,700	1,700	287,328	1,332
February 2018	311,000	200	285,996	1,838
January 2018	310,800	700	284,158	227
December 2017	310,100	-900	283,931	-487
November 2017	311,000	-500	284,418	-819