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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Job Growth

There were 798,200 jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 852,208 employed persons for the month. Virginia Beach added 400 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 187 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Virginia Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 798,200 +400 +4,500
CPS 852,208 -187 +22,229

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach, Virginia

CES employment for Virginia Beach peaked in January 2020 at 805,100. Since then 6,900 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach according to the employer survey. From a trough of 702,300 in April 2020, Virginia Beach has gained 95,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 853,321 for Virginia Beach in July 2023. 1,113 jobs have been lost in Virginia Beach since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Virginia Beach, Virginia Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 798,200 400 852,208 -187
October 2023 797,800 2,000 852,395 -640
September 2023 795,800 3,000 853,035 491
August 2023 792,800 -1,400 852,544 -777
July 2023 794,200 -2,800 853,321 875
June 2023 797,000 -3,100 852,446 2,637
May 2023 800,100 1,000 849,809 4,548
April 2023 799,100 1,200 845,261 3,963
March 2023 797,900 2,700 841,298 4,499
February 2023 795,200 0 836,799 3,917
January 2023 795,200 1,000 832,882 2,880
December 2022 794,200 500 830,002 23

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