Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 154,700 jobs in Hickory, North Carolina in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 168,041 employed persons for the month. Hickory added 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hickory job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	154,700	+500	+900
CPS	168,041	-9	+1,457

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

Hickory, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Hickory peaked in August 2000 at 186,900. Since then 32,200 jobs have been lost in Hickory according to the employer survey. From a trough of 141,500 in February 2010, Hickory has gained 13,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 184,155 for Hickory in July 2000. 16,114 jobs have been lost in Hickory since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 146,535, Hickory has added 21,506 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hickory, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	154,700	500	168,041	-9
March 2018	154,200	-200	168,050	-96
February 2018	154,400	-100	168,146	1,053
January 2018	154,500	700	167,093	675
December 2017	153,800	500	166,418	26
November 2017	153,300	200	166,392	-229
October 2017	153,100	-500	166,621	-203
September 2017	153,600	200	166,824	359
August 2017	153,400	100	166,465	158
July 2017	153,300	-400	166,307	-149
June 2017	153,700	100	166,456	-14
May 2017	153,600	-200	166,470	-114