Wheeling, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 66,600 jobs in Wheeling, West Virginia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,570 employed persons for the month. Wheeling added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 389 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wheeling job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	66,600	+100	-700
CPS	61,570	+389	+1,138

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 March 2014 at 69,200. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Wheeling according to the employer survey. From a trough of 66,400 in November 2017, Wheeling has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,985 for Wheeling in March 2008. 4,415 jobs have been lost in Wheeling since then according to the household survey. From a December 2016 low of 60,303, Wheeling has added 1,267 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 2018	66,600	100	61,570	389
January 2018	66,500	0	61,181	373
December 2017	66,500	100	60,808	187
November 2017	66,400	-100	60,621	-85
October 2017	66,500	-100	60,706	115
September 2017	66,600	-200	60,591	110
August 2017	66,800	-100	60,481	-369
July 2017	66,900	100	60,850	-334
June 2017	66,800	200	61,184	418
May 2017	66,600	-500	60,766	169
April 2017	67,100	0	60,597	111
March 2017	67,100	-200	60,486	54