Arkansas Job Growth

There were 1,170,100 jobs in Arkansas in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,289,399 employed persons for the month. Arkansas added 5,500 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,267 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arkansas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,170,100	+5,500	-800
CPS	1,289,399	+3,267	+30,683

Arkansas Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Arkansas 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 in Arkansas

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Arkansas at 1,209,900. Since then 39,800 jobs have been lost in Arkansas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,149,800 in February 2010, Arkansas has gained 20,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Arkansas reached a maximum of 1,301,986 in March 2008. 12,587 jobs have been lost in Arkansas since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 1,242,087, Arkansas has added 47,312 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,170,100	5,500	1,289,399	3,267
March 2012	1,164,600	-3,400	1,286,132	5,433
February 2012	1,168,000	1,000	1,280,699	3,353
January 2012	1,167,000	5,700	1,277,346	5,986
December 2011	1,161,300	1,500	1,271,360	3,800
November 2011	1,159,800	3,600	1,267,560	4,036
October 2011	1,156,200	1,500	1,263,524	4,327
September 2011	1,154,700	-2,300	1,259,197	3,768
August 2011	1,157,000	1,200	1,255,429	1,946
July 2011	1,155,800	-4,900	1,253,483	-487
June 2011	1,160,700	-3,300	1,253,970	-2,238
May 2011	1,164,000	-6,900	1,256,208	-2,508
April 2011	1,170,900	9,200	1,258,716	-1,346