Lynchburg, Virginia Job Growth

There were 105,500 jobs in Lynchburg, Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 119,643 employed persons for the month. Lynchburg lost 500 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 19 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lynchburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	105,500	-500	+900
CPS	119,643	-19	+869

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

Lynchburg, Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Lynchburg peaked in July 2008 at 110,300. Since then 4,800 jobs have been lost in Lynchburg according to the employer survey. From a trough of 101,700 in June 2011, Lynchburg has gained 3,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 120,635 for Lynchburg in December 2018. 992 jobs have been lost in Lynchburg since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lynchburg, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	105,500	-500	119,643	-19
January 2019	106,000	600	119,662	-973
December 2018	105,400	-200	120,635	384
November 2018	105,600	100	120,251	352
October 2018	105,500	0	119,899	286
September 2018	105,500	600	119,613	-360
August 2018	104,900	0	119,973	148
July 2018	104,900	-300	119,825	252
June 2018	105,200	300	119,573	89
May 2018	104,900	300	119,484	26
April 2018	104,600	-200	119,458	379
March 2018	104,800	200	119,079	305