Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Job Growth

There were 78,300 jobs in Blacksburg, Virginia in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,042 employed persons for the month. Blacksburg added 500 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 500 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Blacksburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	78,300	+500	+600
CPS	88,042	+500	+787

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 in August 2019 is at a new high of 78,300.

CPS employment in August 2019 for Blacksburg is at a new high of 88,042.

Employment: CES, CPS

Blacksburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	78,300	500	88,042	500
July 2019	77,800	300	87,542	306
June 2019	77,500	400	87,236	231
May 2019	77,100	0	87,005	32
April 2019	77,100	-100	86,973	-162
March 2019	77,200	300	87,135	-110
February 2019	76,900	-700	87,245	-52
January 2019	77,600	900	87,297	2
December 2018	76,700	-200	87,295	2
November 2018	76,900	500	87,293	7
October 2018	76,400	-1,100	87,286	24
September 2018	77,500	-200	87,262	7