Harrisonburg, Virginia Job Growth

There were 68,300 jobs in Harrisonburg, Virginia in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,726 employed persons for the month. Harrisonburg added 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 102 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisonburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	68,300	+100	+1,000
CPS	63,726	+102	+1,116

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 in April 2018 is at a new high of 68,300.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Harrisonburg is at a new high of 63,726.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisonburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	68,300	100	63,726	102
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
October 2017	67,500	100	63,592	86
September 2017	67,400	-200	63,506	358
August 2017	67,600	0	63,148	384
July 2017	67,600	500	62,764	320
June 2017	67,100	-200	62,444	56
May 2017	67,300	0	62,388	-222