Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 131,800 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 141,646 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 284 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	131,800	+200	+1,700
CPS	141,646	+284	+2,035

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, North Carolina

CES employment for Fayetteville in February 2019 is at a new high of 131,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 144,850 for Fayetteville in November 2008. 3,204 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 132,898, Fayetteville has added 8,748 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	131,800	200	141,646	284
January 2019	131,600	400	141,362	-271
December 2018	131,200	100	141,633	291
November 2018	131,100	600	141,342	553
October 2018	130,500	1,199	140,789	1,163
September 2018	129,300	-1,500	139,626	-838
August 2018	130,800	-299	140,464	-689
July 2018	131,100	-100	141,153	598
June 2018	131,200	200	140,555	41
May 2018	131,000	199	140,514	543
April 2018	130,800	100	139,971	307
March 2018	130,699	599	139,664	53