Goldsboro, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 41,700 jobs in Goldsboro, North Carolina in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 50,863 employed persons for the month. Goldsboro added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 47 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Goldsboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	41,700	+200	+300
CPS	50,863	+47	+505

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 3,800 jobs have been lost in Goldsboro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 41,300 in October 2016, Goldsboro has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 51,060 for Goldsboro in April 2017. 197 jobs have been lost in Goldsboro since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 50,302, Goldsboro has added 561 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Goldsboro, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	41,700	200	50,863	47
June 2019	41,500	-100	50,816	-87
May 2019	41,600	100	50,903	81
April 2019	41,500	100	50,822	79
March 2019	41,400	0	50,743	93
February 2019	41,400	0	50,650	211
January 2019	41,400	-100	50,439	100
December 2018	41,500	0	50,339	12
November 2018	41,500	-400	50,327	18
October 2018	41,900	600	50,309	7
September 2018	41,300	-200	50,302	-9
August 2018	41,500	100	50,311	-47