Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 721,200 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 738,248 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach lost 75,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 94,986 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	721,200	-75,900	-73,400
CPS	738,248	-94,986	-92,691

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Virginia Beach peaked in February 2020 at 799,000. Since then 77,800 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 841,260 for Virginia Beach in February 2020. 103,012 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	721,200	-75,900	738,248	-94,986
March 2020	797,100	-1,900	833,234	-8,026
February 2020	799,000	500	841,260	2,256
January 2020	798,500	500	839,004	-700
December 2019	798,000	1,500	839,704	1,199
November 2019	796,500	2,900	838,505	1,480
October 2019	793,600	-1,500	837,025	1,723
September 2019	795,100	0	835,302	1,895
August 2019	795,100	300	833,407	1,651
July 2019	794,800	-1,200	831,756	888
June 2019	796,000	1,200	830,868	150
May 2019	794,800	200	830,718	-221