Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Job Growth

There were 76,000 jobs in Blacksburg, Virginia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 86,891 employed persons for the month. Blacksburg lost 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 616 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Blacksburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	76,000	-200	-500
CPS	86,891	-616	-297

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 77,800. Since then 1,800 jobs have been lost in Blacksburg according to the employer survey. From a trough of 75,500 in October 2017, Blacksburg has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,724 for Blacksburg in September 2017. 2,833 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 2018	76,000	-200	86,891	-616
January 2018	76,200	400	87,507	-1,392
December 2017	75,800	-100	88,899	-183
November 2017	75,900	400	89,082	-370
October 2017	75,500	-1,100	89,452	-272
September 2017	76,600	-400	89,724	459
August 2017	77,000	100	89,265	267
July 2017	76,900	-300	88,998	478
June 2017	77,200	500	88,520	336
May 2017	76,700	-100	88,184	232
April 2017	76,800	200	87,952	403
March 2017	76,600	100	87,549	361