Roanoke, Virginia Job Growth

There were 145,500 jobs in Roanoke, Virginia in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 135,194 employed persons for the month. Roanoke lost 16,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 18,026 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Roanoke job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	145,500	-16,700	-17,500
CPS	135,194	-18,026	-18,273

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 19,200 jobs have been lost in Roanoke according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 155,102 for Roanoke in February 2020. 19,908 jobs have been lost in Roanoke since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Roanoke, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	145,500	-16,700	135,194	-18,026
March 2020	162,200	-300	153,220	-1,882
February 2020	162,500	400	155,102	366
January 2020	162,100	300	154,736	54
December 2019	161,800	-600	154,682	-2
November 2019	162,400	800	154,684	49
October 2019	161,600	-200	154,635	116
September 2019	161,800	-1,200	154,519	213
August 2019	163,000	400	154,306	274
July 2019	162,600	200	154,032	247
June 2019	162,400	-100	153,785	187
May 2019	162,500	-500	153,598	131