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Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 712,100 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 746,811 employed persons for the month. Raleigh lost 100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,174 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 712,100 -100 +27,600
CPS 746,811 +3,174 +30,805

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 December 2022 at 712,200. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Raleigh according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Raleigh is at a new high of 746,811.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 712,100 -100 746,811 3,174
December 2022 712,200 1,800 743,637 1,551
November 2022 710,400 1,800 742,086 646
October 2022 708,600 -2,600 741,440 438
September 2022 711,200 3,000 741,002 1,913
August 2022 708,200 2,900 739,089 1,925
July 2022 705,300 4,300 737,164 2,703
June 2022 701,000 3,200 734,461 2,310
May 2022 697,800 1,800 732,151 3,950
April 2022 696,000 3,200 728,201 4,484
March 2022 692,800 2,900 723,717 4,137
February 2022 689,900 5,400 719,580 3,574

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