Winchester, Virginia Job Growth

There were 64,900 jobs in Winchester, Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,250 employed persons for the month. Winchester lost 99 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 102 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Winchester job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	64,900	-99	+600
CPS	71,250	+102	+1,009

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

Winchester, Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Winchester peaked in January 2019 at 65,000. Since then 99 jobs have been lost in Winchester according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 71,568 for Winchester in December 2018. 318 jobs have been lost in Winchester since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 71,148, Winchester has added 102 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Winchester, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	64,900	-99	71,250	102
January 2019	65,000	200	71,148	-420
December 2018	64,800	399	71,568	207
November 2018	64,400	-399	71,361	239
October 2018	64,800	700	71,122	372
September 2018	64,099	299	70,750	-60
August 2018	63,800	-700	70,810	-213
July 2018	64,500	400	71,023	309
June 2018	64,099	-200	70,714	30
May 2018	64,300	100	70,684	112
April 2018	64,200	-100	70,572	86
March 2018	64,300	0	70,486	245