Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 39,700 jobs in Weirton, West Virginia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 47,409 employed persons for the month. Weirton lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 15 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Weirton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	39,700	-100	-700
CPS	47,409	+15	+213

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

Weirton, West Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Weirton peaked in September 2002 at 50,600. Since then 10,900 jobs have been lost in Weirton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 56,422 for Weirton in April 2001. 9,013 jobs have been lost in Weirton since then according to the household survey. From a March 2017 low of 46,706, Weirton has added 703 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Weirton, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	39,700	-100	47,409	15
June 2019	39,800	-100	47,394	20
May 2019	39,900	-100	47,374	-65
April 2019	40,000	-100	47,439	44
March 2019	40,100	-100	47,395	90
February 2019	40,200	-300	47,305	129
January 2019	40,500	200	47,176	139
December 2018	40,300	100	47,037	10
November 2018	40,200	200	47,027	-9
October 2018	40,000	0	47,036	-53
September 2018	40,000	-300	47,089	-63
August 2018	40,300	-100	47,152	-44