Harrisonburg, Virginia Job Growth

There were 68,700 jobs in Harrisonburg, Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,818 employed persons for the month. Harrisonburg lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 166 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisonburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	68,700	-100	+600
CPS	64,818	-166	+1,099

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 January 2019 at 68,800. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Harrisonburg according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,135 for Harrisonburg in December 2018. 317 jobs have been lost in Harrisonburg since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisonburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	68,700	-100	64,818	-166
January 2019	68,800	300	64,984	-151
December 2018	68,500	300	65,135	272
November 2018	68,200	0	64,863	509
October 2018	68,200	100	64,354	483
September 2018	68,100	-100	63,871	70
August 2018	68,200	100	63,801	-340
July 2018	68,100	100	64,141	190
June 2018	68,000	0	63,951	193
May 2018	68,000	300	63,758	46
April 2018	67,700	-500	63,712	88
March 2018	68,200	100	63,624	-95