Roanoke, Virginia Job Growth

There were 162,800 jobs in Roanoke, Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 153,825 employed persons for the month. Roanoke added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 496 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Roanoke job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	162,800	+200	+1,600
CPS	153,825	+496	+1,965

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

Roanoke, Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Roanoke peaked in June 2001 at 164,700. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Roanoke according to the employer survey. From a trough of 153,400 in February 2010, Roanoke has gained 9,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 154,652 for Roanoke in November 2018. 827 jobs have been lost in Roanoke since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 153,329, Roanoke has added 496 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Roanoke, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	162,800	200	153,825	496
January 2019	162,600	1,500	153,329	-1,234
December 2018	161,100	-100	154,563	-89
November 2018	161,200	-200	154,652	45
October 2018	161,400	-500	154,607	965
September 2018	161,900	400	153,642	953
August 2018	161,500	-200	152,689	-949
July 2018	161,700	0	153,638	192
June 2018	161,700	200	153,446	10
May 2018	161,500	0	153,436	597
April 2018	161,500	400	152,839	594
March 2018	161,100	-100	152,245	385