Wheeling, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 69,600 jobs in Wheeling, West Virginia in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,467 employed persons for the month. Wheeling lost 200 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 39 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wheeling job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,600	-200	+900
CPS	65,467	+39	+2,006

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 June 2019 at 70,000. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Wheeling according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,937 for Wheeling in February 2008. 470 jobs have been lost in Wheeling since then according to the household survey. From a February 2017 low of 60,816, Wheeling has added 4,651 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
August 2019	69,600	-200	65,467	39
July 2019	69,800	-200	65,428	135
June 2019	70,000	300	65,293	276
May 2019	69,700	500	65,017	133
April 2019	69,200	-300	64,884	186
March 2019	69,500	-200	64,698	274
February 2019	69,700	-200	64,424	350
January 2019	69,900	600	64,074	327
December 2018	69,300	0	63,747	-30
November 2018	69,300	-100	63,777	-14
October 2018	69,400	500	63,791	123
September 2018	68,900	200	63,668	207