Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 563,400 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 596,603 employed persons for the month. Raleigh lost 600 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 13,702 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	563,400	-600	-85,300
CPS	596,603	+13,702	-107,785

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 February 2020 at 662,700. Since then 99,300 jobs have been lost in Raleigh according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 716,352 for Raleigh in February 2020. 119,749 jobs have been lost in Raleigh since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 582,901, Raleigh has added 13,702 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
May 2020	563,400	-600	596,603	13,702
April 2020	564,000	-95,000	582,901	-106,910
March 2020	659,000	-3,700	689,811	-26,541
February 2020	662,700	2,800	716,352	2,038
January 2020	659,900	5,400	714,314	-621
December 2019	654,500	200	714,935	564
November 2019	654,300	400	714,371	977
October 2019	653,900	2,700	713,394	1,340
September 2019	651,200	-900	712,054	1,754
August 2019	652,100	700	710,300	2,046
July 2019	651,400	600	708,254	2,040
June 2019	650,800	2,100	706,214	1,826