Morgantown, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 73,000 jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 66,048 employed persons for the month. Morgantown added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 74 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Morgantown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	73,000	+100	+1,100
CPS	66,048	+74	+1,134

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 100 jobs have been lost in Morgantown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 72,300 in February 2018, Morgantown has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Morgantown is at a new high of 66,048.

Employment: CES, CPS

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	73,000	100	66,048	74
September 2018	72,900	-200	65,974	33
August 2018	73,100	300	65,941	78
July 2018	72,800	-100	65,863	-107
June 2018	72,900	300	65,970	225
May 2018	72,600	0	65,745	61
April 2018	72,600	200	65,684	-110
March 2018	72,400	100	65,794	-146
February 2018	72,300	-800	65,940	102
January 2018	73,100	1,000	65,838	682
December 2017	72,100	0	65,156	126
November 2017	72,100	200	65,030	116