Goldsboro, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 35,100 jobs in Goldsboro, North Carolina in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 41,341 employed persons for the month. Goldsboro lost 5,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 7,039 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Goldsboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	35,100	-5,700	-6,300
CPS	41,341	-7,039	-9,159

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

Goldsboro, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Goldsboro peaked in January 2008 at 45,500. Since then 10,400 jobs have been lost in Goldsboro according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 51,036 for Goldsboro in September 2012. 9,695 jobs have been lost in Goldsboro since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Goldsboro, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	35,100	-5,700	41,341	-7,039
March 2020	40,800	-300	48,380	-1,983
February 2020	41,100	200	50,363	180
January 2020	40,900	-100	50,183	2
December 2019	41,000	-100	50,181	160
November 2019	41,100	200	50,021	126
October 2019	40,900	0	49,895	87
September 2019	40,900	-100	49,808	24
August 2019	41,000	-200	49,784	-69
July 2019	41,200	0	49,853	-180
June 2019	41,200	-100	50,033	-246
May 2019	41,300	-100	50,279	-221