Morgantown, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 69,700 jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,569 employed persons for the month. Morgantown added 100 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 52 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Morgantown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,700	+100	-1,300
CPS	65,569	-52	-209

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

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Morgantown 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 Morgantown, West Virginia

CES employment for Morgantown peaked in January 2018 at 71,600. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Morgantown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 69,600 in March 2019, Morgantown has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,066 for Morgantown in December 2017. 497 jobs have been lost in Morgantown since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 65,443, Morgantown has added 126 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	69,700	100	65,569	-52
March 2019	69,600	-300	65,621	-24
February 2019	69,900	-1,100	65,645	24
January 2019	71,000	500	65,621	122
December 2018	70,500	100	65,499	15
November 2018	70,400	0	65,484	31
October 2018	70,400	400	65,453	10
September 2018	70,000	-1,000	65,443	-22
August 2018	71,000	100	65,465	-45
July 2018	70,900	-200	65,510	-63
June 2018	71,100	100	65,573	-98
May 2018	71,000	0	65,671	-107