Wheeling, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 69,800 jobs in Wheeling, West Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,022 employed persons for the month. Wheeling lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,186 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wheeling job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,800	-100	+3,900
CPS	65,022	+1,186	+3,451

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

Wheeling, West Virginia Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Wheeling peaked in January 2019 at 69,900. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Wheeling according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,985 for Wheeling in March 2008. 963 jobs have been lost in Wheeling since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 60,443, Wheeling has added 4,579 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wheeling, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	69,800	-100	65,022	1,186
January 2019	69,900	600	63,836	3,052
December 2018	69,300	0	60,784	0
November 2018	69,300	-100	60,784	63
October 2018	69,400	500	60,721	278
September 2018	68,900	200	60,443	-24
August 2018	68,700	200	60,467	-402
July 2018	68,500	400	60,869	-565
June 2018	68,100	1,700	61,434	-304
May 2018	66,400	300	61,738	198
April 2018	66,100	0	61,540	-243
March 2018	66,100	200	61,783	212