Morgantown, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 72,400 jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,927 employed persons for the month. Morgantown lost 700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 215 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Morgantown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	72,400	-700	+1,300
CPS	65,927	+215	+2,244

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 73,100. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Morgantown according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Morgantown is at a new high of 65,927.

Employment: CES, CPS

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	72,400	-700	65,927	215
January 2018	73,100	1,000	65,712	1,063
December 2017	72,100	0	64,649	190
November 2017	72,100	200	64,459	-158
October 2017	71,900	400	64,617	-9
September 2017	71,500	300	64,626	163
August 2017	71,200	-200	64,463	-43
July 2017	71,400	100	64,506	75
June 2017	71,300	100	64,431	469
May 2017	71,200	100	63,962	107
April 2017	71,100	-500	63,855	-45
March 2017	71,600	500	63,900	217