Harrisonburg, Virginia Job Growth

There were 62,400 jobs in Harrisonburg, Virginia in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 57,672 employed persons for the month. Harrisonburg lost 6,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,270 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisonburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,400	-6,000	-7,000
CPS	57,672	-6,270	-6,891

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 February 2020 at 70,300. Since then 7,900 jobs have been lost in Harrisonburg according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,964 for Harrisonburg in December 2019. 9,292 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
April 2020	62,400	-6,000	57,672	-6,270
March 2020	68,400	-1,900	63,942	-2,782
February 2020	70,300	200	66,724	117
January 2020	70,100	200	66,607	-357
December 2019	69,900	0	66,964	174
November 2019	69,900	100	66,790	281
October 2019	69,800	200	66,509	363
September 2019	69,600	300	66,146	457
August 2019	69,300	100	65,689	505
July 2019	69,200	-200	65,184	413
June 2019	69,400	0	64,771	212
May 2019	69,400	0	64,559	-4