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Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 651,600 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in August 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 703,456 employed persons for the month. Raleigh added 1,500 jobs in August 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,062 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey August 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 651,600 +1,500 +31,200
CPS 703,456 +3,062 +35,958

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 658,800. Since then 7,200 jobs have been lost in Raleigh according to the employer survey. From a trough of 575,400 in April 2020, Raleigh has gained 76,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 717,596 for Raleigh in February 2020. 14,140 jobs have been lost in Raleigh since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 588,738, Raleigh has added 114,718 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through August 2021

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
August 2021 651,600 1,500 703,456 3,062
July 2021 650,100 1,900 700,394 1,726
June 2021 648,200 4,000 698,668 1,501
May 2021 644,200 -200 697,167 299
April 2021 644,400 1,600 696,868 1,561
March 2021 642,800 4,200 695,307 1,892
February 2021 638,600 800 693,415 1,851
January 2021 637,800 1,100 691,564 2,895
December 2020 636,700 4,100 688,669 2,010
November 2020 632,600 5,400 686,659 3,464
October 2020 627,200 1,700 683,195 6,488
September 2020 625,500 5,100 676,707 9,209

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