Virginia Job Growth

There were 4,026,000 jobs in Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,230,408 employed persons for the month. Virginia lost 3,000 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,886 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Virginia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	4,026,000	-3,000	+31,500
CPS	4,230,408	+6,886	+46,154

Virginia Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Virginia 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 in Virginia

CES employment peaked in January 2019 for Virginia at 4,029,000. Since then 3,000 jobs have been lost in Virginia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Virginia for February 2019 is at a new high of 4,230,408.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	4,026,000	-3,000	4,230,408	6,886
January 2019	4,029,000	20,400	4,223,522	6,018
December 2018	4,008,600	-600	4,217,504	-131
November 2018	4,009,200	9,100	4,217,635	1,166
October 2018	4,000,100	200	4,216,469	4,587
September 2018	3,999,900	-5,300	4,211,882	5,199
August 2018	4,005,200	-2,500	4,206,683	4,055
July 2018	4,007,700	3,700	4,202,628	3,203
June 2018	4,004,000	3,800	4,199,425	2,120
May 2018	4,000,200	2,200	4,197,305	2,890
April 2018	3,998,000	-100	4,194,415	4,715
March 2018	3,998,100	3,600	4,189,700	5,446