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Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 735,200 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 776,471 employed persons for the month. Raleigh added 1,800 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,520 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 735,200 +1,800 +26,600
CPS 776,471 +3,520 +24,024

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 in October 2023 is at a new high of 735,200.

CPS employment in October 2023 for Raleigh is at a new high of 776,471.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 735,200 1,800 776,471 3,520
September 2023 733,400 -700 772,951 4,406
August 2023 734,100 4,000 768,545 3,663
July 2023 730,100 4,800 764,882 2,834
June 2023 725,300 3,400 762,048 1,890
May 2023 721,900 2,900 760,158 2,522
April 2023 719,000 2,000 757,636 2,197
March 2023 717,000 1,900 755,439 1,614
February 2023 715,100 1,600 753,825 552
January 2023 713,500 1,300 753,273 997
December 2022 712,200 1,800 752,276 -22
November 2022 710,400 1,800 752,298 -149

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