Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 133,000 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 142,966 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 600 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 579 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	133,000	+600	+1,900
CPS	142,966	+579	+2,765

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 133,000.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 144,835 for Fayetteville in October 2008. 1,869 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 133,129, Fayetteville has added 9,837 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
July 2019	133,000	600	142,966	579
June 2019	132,400	100	142,387	360
May 2019	132,300	-200	142,027	273
April 2019	132,500	500	141,754	359
March 2019	132,000	0	141,395	247
February 2019	132,000	400	141,148	270
January 2019	131,600	400	140,878	218
December 2018	131,200	100	140,660	27
November 2018	131,100	600	140,633	98
October 2018	130,500	1,199	140,535	191
September 2018	129,300	-1,500	140,344	131
August 2018	130,800	-299	140,213	12