Rocky Mount, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 50,100 jobs in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 52,132 employed persons for the month. Rocky Mount lost 5,600 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,830 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rocky Mount job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,100	-5,600	-6,400
CPS	52,132	-6,830	-9,721

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount, North Carolina

CES employment for Rocky Mount peaked in August 2000 at 69,000. Since then 18,900 jobs have been lost in Rocky Mount according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,824 for Rocky Mount in March 2007. 14,692 jobs have been lost in Rocky Mount since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	50,100	-5,600	52,132	-6,830
March 2020	55,700	-400	58,962	-2,673
February 2020	56,100	-500	61,635	53
January 2020	56,600	600	61,582	48
December 2019	56,000	200	61,534	56
November 2019	55,800	-400	61,478	46
October 2019	56,200	-100	61,432	30
September 2019	56,300	200	61,402	18
August 2019	56,100	-100	61,384	-3
July 2019	56,200	-200	61,387	-88
June 2019	56,400	-100	61,475	-177
May 2019	56,500	0	61,652	-201