Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Job Growth

There were 66,100 jobs in Blacksburg, Virginia in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,299 employed persons for the month. Blacksburg lost 900 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 112 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Blacksburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	66,100	-900	-12,200
CPS	75,299	+112	-13,286

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 February 2019 at 78,500. Since then 12,400 jobs have been lost in Blacksburg according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,499 for Blacksburg in December 2019. 14,200 jobs have been lost in Blacksburg since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 75,187, Blacksburg has added 112 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Blacksburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	66,100	-900	75,299	112
April 2020	67,000	-10,400	75,187	-12,153
March 2020	77,400	-700	87,340	-2,029
February 2020	78,100	-300	89,369	528
January 2020	78,400	200	88,841	-658
December 2019	78,200	300	89,499	134
November 2019	77,900	3,800	89,365	143
October 2019	74,100	-3,900	89,222	162
September 2019	78,000	-400	89,060	173
August 2019	78,400	300	88,887	155
July 2019	78,100	-100	88,732	95
June 2019	78,200	-100	88,637	52