Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 155,600 jobs in Hickory, North Carolina in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 169,367 employed persons for the month. Hickory added 600 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hickory job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	155,600	+600	+1,800
CPS	169,367	+4	+2,346

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 June 2000 at 186,800. Since then 31,200 jobs have been lost in Hickory according to the employer survey. From a trough of 141,500 in February 2010, Hickory has gained 14,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 183,802 for Hickory in July 2000. 14,435 jobs have been lost in Hickory since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 146,550, Hickory has added 22,817 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 2019	155,600	600	169,367	4
March 2019	155,000	-500	169,363	-57
February 2019	155,500	-700	169,420	277
January 2019	156,200	800	169,143	246
December 2018	155,400	-800	168,897	-40
November 2018	156,200	700	168,937	29
October 2018	155,500	600	168,908	319
September 2018	154,900	200	168,589	428
August 2018	154,700	-200	168,161	413
July 2018	154,900	200	167,748	352
June 2018	154,700	100	167,396	222
May 2018	154,600	800	167,174	153