Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 318,900 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 290,533 employed persons for the month. Durham added 1,100 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 666 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	318,900	+1,100	+4,200
CPS	290,533	+666	+2,633

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 in April 2019 is at a new high of 318,900.

CPS employment in April 2019 for Durham is at a new high of 290,533.

Employment: CES, CPS

Durham, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	318,900	1,100	290,533	666
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
November 2018	314,400	500	288,629	36
October 2018	313,900	-1,600	288,593	147
September 2018	315,500	-700	288,446	164
August 2018	316,200	300	288,282	65
July 2018	315,900	500	288,217	4
June 2018	315,400	-200	288,213	51
May 2018	315,600	900	288,162	262