Harrisonburg, Virginia Job Growth

There were 68,200 jobs in Harrisonburg, Virginia in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,332 employed persons for the month. Harrisonburg added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 461 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisonburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	68,200	+100	+700
CPS	64,332	+461	+740

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

Harrisonburg, Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Harrisonburg peaked in April 2018 at 68,300. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Harrisonburg according to the employer survey. From a trough of 67,800 in August 2018, Harrisonburg has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Harrisonburg is at a new high of 64,332.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisonburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	68,200	100	64,332	461
September 2018	68,100	300	63,871	70
August 2018	67,800	-300	63,801	-340
July 2018	68,100	-100	64,141	190
June 2018	68,200	100	63,951	193
May 2018	68,100	-200	63,758	46
April 2018	68,300	100	63,712	88
March 2018	68,200	300	63,624	-95
February 2018	67,900	100	63,719	565
January 2018	67,800	300	63,154	-425
December 2017	67,500	100	63,579	41
November 2017	67,400	-100	63,538	-54