Harrisonburg, Virginia Job Growth

There were 69,100 jobs in Harrisonburg, Virginia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,664 employed persons for the month. Harrisonburg added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 129 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisonburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,100	+400	+1,000
CPS	64,664	+129	+1,461

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 69,100.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Harrisonburg is at a new high of 64,664.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisonburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	69,100	400	64,664	129
June 2019	68,700	-200	64,535	124
May 2019	68,900	-100	64,411	-63
April 2019	69,000	100	64,474	-96
March 2019	68,900	200	64,570	-86
February 2019	68,700	-100	64,656	128
January 2019	68,800	300	64,528	211
December 2018	68,500	300	64,317	-45
November 2018	68,200	0	64,362	36
October 2018	68,200	100	64,326	298
September 2018	68,100	-100	64,028	415
August 2018	68,200	100	63,613	410