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Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 342,300 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 311,211 employed persons for the month. Durham added 1,900 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 659 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 342,300 +1,900 +10,000
CPS 311,211 -659 +7,827

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 342,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 311,929 for Durham in September 2022. 718 jobs have been lost in Durham since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Durham, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 342,300 1,900 311,211 -659
December 2022 340,400 1,300 311,870 118
November 2022 339,100 2,100 311,752 -158
October 2022 337,000 -3,400 311,910 -19
September 2022 340,400 -900 311,929 700
August 2022 341,300 500 311,229 591
July 2022 340,800 1,500 310,638 1,229
June 2022 339,300 2,100 309,409 659
May 2022 337,200 1,400 308,750 1,451
April 2022 335,800 1,800 307,299 1,511
March 2022 334,000 600 305,788 1,282
February 2022 333,400 1,100 304,506 1,122

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