Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 112,700 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 116,316 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville lost 17,999 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 20,174 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	112,700	-17,999	-19,200
CPS	116,316	-20,174	-24,925

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 peaked in September 2019 at 132,300. Since then 19,600 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 144,835 for Fayetteville in October 2008. 28,519 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	112,700	-17,999	116,316	-20,174
March 2020	130,699	-300	136,490	-5,217
February 2020	131,000	300	141,707	-126
January 2020	130,699	-300	141,833	-231
December 2019	131,000	-300	142,064	-18
November 2019	131,300	400	142,082	4
October 2019	130,900	-1,400	142,078	40
September 2019	132,300	300	142,038	94
August 2019	132,000	0	141,944	152
July 2019	132,000	200	141,792	186
June 2019	131,800	0	141,606	199
May 2019	131,800	-100	141,407	166