Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 157,100 jobs in Hickory, North Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 170,466 employed persons for the month. Hickory added 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,358 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hickory job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	157,100	+500	+4,000
CPS	170,466	+1,358	+3,845

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 29,800 jobs have been lost in Hickory according to the employer survey. From a trough of 141,500 in February 2010, Hickory has gained 15,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 184,155 for Hickory in July 2000. 13,689 jobs have been lost in Hickory since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 146,535, Hickory has added 23,931 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
October 2018	157,100	500	170,466	1,358
September 2018	156,600	500	169,108	832
August 2018	156,100	500	168,276	-688
July 2018	155,600	0	168,964	-400
June 2018	155,600	400	169,364	361
May 2018	155,200	500	169,003	1,077
April 2018	154,700	500	167,926	-124
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