Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 131,600 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,840 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 1,200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,214 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	131,600	+1,200	+1,900
CPS	140,840	+1,214	+1,403

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 131,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 144,850 for Fayetteville in November 2008. 4,010 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 132,898, Fayetteville has added 7,942 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
October 2018	131,600	1,200	140,840	1,214
September 2018	130,400	-299	139,626	-838
August 2018	130,699	-400	140,464	-689
July 2018	131,100	-100	141,153	598
June 2018	131,200	300	140,555	41
May 2018	130,900	0	140,514	543
April 2018	130,900	99	139,971	307
March 2018	130,800	700	139,664	53
February 2018	130,100	200	139,611	-26
January 2018	129,900	-200	139,637	205
December 2017	130,100	299	139,432	114
November 2017	129,800	100	139,318	-119