Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 636,000 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 693,672 employed persons for the month. Raleigh added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,201 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	636,000	+200	+6,200
CPS	693,672	+1,201	+13,477

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

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Raleigh peaked in June 2018 at 637,900. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Raleigh according to the employer survey. From a trough of 629,700 in September 2018, Raleigh has gained 6,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 695,087 for Raleigh in July 2018. 1,415 jobs have been lost in Raleigh since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 691,360, Raleigh has added 2,312 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	636,000	200	693,672	1,201
January 2019	635,800	5,100	692,471	-2,527
December 2018	630,700	300	694,998	178
November 2018	630,400	-1,500	694,820	-140
October 2018	631,900	2,200	694,960	3,600
September 2018	629,700	-8,100	691,360	-535
August 2018	637,800	2,600	691,895	-3,192
July 2018	635,200	-2,700	695,087	3,399
June 2018	637,900	1,900	691,688	3,179
May 2018	636,000	2,100	688,509	5,161
April 2018	633,900	2,100	683,348	1,644
March 2018	631,800	2,000	681,704	1,509