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Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 346,400 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 309,726 employed persons for the month. Durham added 1,900 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,219 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 346,400 +1,900 +9,200
CPS 309,726 +1,219 +1,815

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 May 2023 is at a new high of 346,400.

CPS employment in May 2023 for Durham is at a new high of 309,726.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Durham, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 346,400 1,900 309,726 1,219
April 2023 344,500 1,700 308,507 1,060
March 2023 342,800 900 307,447 674
February 2023 341,900 -800 306,773 -6
January 2023 342,700 2,300 306,779 291
December 2022 340,400 1,300 306,488 83
November 2022 339,100 2,100 306,405 -147
October 2022 337,000 -3,400 306,552 -634
September 2022 340,400 -900 307,186 -716
August 2022 341,300 500 307,902 -472
July 2022 340,800 1,500 308,374 -25
June 2022 339,300 2,100 308,399 488

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