Raleigh, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 641,800 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 695,075 employed persons for the month. Raleigh added 1,700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,715 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	641,800	+1,700	+20,300
CPS	695,075	+3,715	+19,990

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 2018 is at a new high of 641,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 695,087 for Raleigh in July 2018. 12 jobs have been lost in Raleigh since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 691,360, Raleigh has added 3,715 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
October 2018	641,800	1,700	695,075	3,715
September 2018	640,100	1,000	691,360	-535
August 2018	639,100	900	691,895	-3,192
July 2018	638,200	2,800	695,087	3,399
June 2018	635,400	2,700	691,688	3,179
May 2018	632,700	4,200	688,509	5,161
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