Johnstown, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 55,600 jobs in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in September 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,112 employed persons for the month. Johnstown lost 100 jobs in September 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 439 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Johnstown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	September 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	55,600	-100	+600
CPS	56,112	-439	+233

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 6,900 jobs have been lost in Johnstown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,000 in August 2017, Johnstown has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,630 for Johnstown in October 2008. 9,518 jobs have been lost in Johnstown since then according to the household survey. From a April 2018 low of 55,499, Johnstown has added 613 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
September 2018	55,600	-100	56,112	-439
August 2018	55,700	100	56,551	176
July 2018	55,600	-100	56,375	273
June 2018	55,700	-100	56,102	370
May 2018	55,800	100	55,732	233
April 2018	55,700	400	55,499	-37
March 2018	55,300	-200	55,536	-361
February 2018	55,500	200	55,897	133
January 2018	55,300	100	55,764	62
December 2017	55,200	0	55,702	-120
November 2017	55,200	-100	55,822	-96
October 2017	55,300	300	55,918	39