Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 780,800 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 818,602 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach added 2,500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 11,965 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	780,800	+2,500	+300
CPS	818,602	+11,965	+13,266

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 2017 at 781,800. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach according to the employer survey. From a trough of 777,300 in December 2017, Virginia Beach has gained 3,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Virginia Beach is at a new high of 818,602.

Employment: CES, CPS

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	780,800	2,500	818,602	11,965
January 2018	778,300	1,000	806,637	14,480
December 2017	777,300	-1,400	792,157	-2,282
November 2017	778,700	-1,300	794,439	-5,751
October 2017	780,000	-700	800,190	-5,959
September 2017	780,700	100	806,149	1,177
August 2017	780,600	-100	804,972	-3,120
July 2017	780,700	-1,100	808,092	1,352
June 2017	781,800	1,400	806,740	4,809
May 2017	780,400	-700	801,931	-876
April 2017	781,100	700	802,807	-3,052
March 2017	780,400	-100	805,859	523