Morgantown, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 69,800 jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 66,374 employed persons for the month. Morgantown added 200 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 218 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Morgantown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,800	+200	-600
CPS	66,374	+218	+890

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 1,800 jobs have been lost in Morgantown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 68,800 in May 2019, Morgantown has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Morgantown is at a new high of 66,374.

Employment: CES, CPS

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	69,800	200	66,374	218
October 2019	69,600	-200	66,156	238
September 2019	69,800	400	65,918	280
August 2019	69,400	0	65,638	153
July 2019	69,400	0	65,485	67
June 2019	69,400	600	65,418	19
May 2019	68,800	-800	65,399	-171
April 2019	69,600	0	65,570	-51
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