Johnstown, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 54,100 jobs in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 55,876 employed persons for the month. Johnstown added 100 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 161 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Johnstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	54,100	+100	-100
CPS	55,876	-161	+414

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

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Johnstown 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 Johnstown, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Johnstown peaked in January 2008 at 62,500. Since then 8,400 jobs have been lost in Johnstown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 53,900 in December 2018, Johnstown has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,530 for Johnstown in January 2008. 9,654 jobs have been lost in Johnstown since then according to the household survey. From a July 2018 low of 55,185, Johnstown has added 691 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	54,100	100	55,876	-161
December 2019	54,000	0	56,037	46
November 2019	54,000	0	55,991	65
October 2019	54,000	0	55,926	106
September 2019	54,000	-100	55,820	24
August 2019	54,100	100	55,796	64
July 2019	54,000	0	55,732	-61
June 2019	54,000	-100	55,793	-48
May 2019	54,100	100	55,841	-1
April 2019	54,000	-100	55,842	61
March 2019	54,100	-100	55,781	141
February 2019	54,200	0	55,640	178