Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 632,500 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 688,517 employed persons for the month. Raleigh added 4,000 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,169 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	632,500	+4,000	+18,200
CPS	688,517	+5,169	+21,339

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 May 2018 is at a new high of 632,500.

CPS employment in May 2018 for Raleigh is at a new high of 688,517.

Employment: CES, CPS

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	632,500	4,000	688,517	5,169
April 2018	628,500	900	683,348	1,644
March 2018	627,600	1,200	681,704	1,509
February 2018	626,400	2,000	680,195	2,845
January 2018	624,400	4,600	677,350	2,215
December 2017	619,800	-1,700	675,135	234
November 2017	621,500	0	674,901	-184
October 2017	621,500	1,900	675,085	67
September 2017	619,600	-1,500	675,018	1,322
August 2017	621,100	3,000	673,696	1,814
July 2017	618,100	1,800	671,882	2,187
June 2017	616,300	2,000	669,695	2,517