Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Job Growth

There were 77,000 jobs in Blacksburg, Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 87,603 employed persons for the month. Blacksburg lost 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 519 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Blacksburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	77,000	-600	0
CPS	87,603	-519	+1,331

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

Blacksburg, Virginia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg, Virginia

CES employment for Blacksburg peaked in October 2015 at 77,900. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Blacksburg according to the employer survey. From a trough of 75,900 in January 2016, Blacksburg has gained 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,787 for Blacksburg in December 2018. 1,184 jobs have been lost in Blacksburg since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Blacksburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	77,000	-600	87,603	-519
January 2019	77,600	900	88,122	-665
December 2018	76,700	-200	88,787	82
November 2018	76,900	500	88,705	543
October 2018	76,400	-1,100	88,162	552
September 2018	77,500	-200	87,610	-326
August 2018	77,700	100	87,936	307
July 2018	77,600	100	87,629	245
June 2018	77,500	-400	87,384	180
May 2018	77,900	0	87,204	544
April 2018	77,900	300	86,660	239
March 2018	77,600	600	86,421	149