Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 789,500 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 826,778 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach added 1,800 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,470 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	789,500	+1,800	+9,500
CPS	826,778	+3,470	+11,847

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 789,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 830,770 for Virginia Beach in July 2018. 3,992 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 823,308, Virginia Beach has added 3,470 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	789,500	1,800	826,778	3,470
September 2018	787,700	1,400	823,308	-1,733
August 2018	786,300	800	825,041	-5,729
July 2018	785,500	900	830,770	3,105
June 2018	784,600	600	827,665	3,286
May 2018	784,000	1,500	824,379	3,019
April 2018	782,500	1,500	821,360	-326
March 2018	781,000	700	821,686	2,258
February 2018	780,300	2,000	819,428	8,132
January 2018	778,300	1,000	811,296	856
December 2017	777,300	-1,400	810,440	-1,844
November 2017	778,700	-1,300	812,284	-2,647