Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 798,100 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 833,956 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach lost 800 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,391 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	798,100	-800	+6,400
CPS	833,956	+3,391	+12,431

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 June 2019 at 798,900. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Virginia Beach is at a new high of 833,956.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	798,100	-800	833,956	3,391
June 2019	798,900	1,700	830,565	2,805
May 2019	797,200	2,000	827,760	1,433
April 2019	795,200	1,600	826,327	981
March 2019	793,600	700	825,346	1,957
February 2019	792,900	1,800	823,389	2,460
January 2019	791,100	2,900	820,929	866
December 2018	788,200	-100	820,063	190
November 2018	788,300	1,100	819,873	206
October 2018	787,200	-300	819,667	-63
September 2018	787,500	-2,800	819,730	-519
August 2018	790,300	-1,400	820,249	-1,276