Arkansas Job Growth

There were 1,175,600 jobs in Arkansas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,262,675 employed persons for the month. Arkansas lost 500 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,247 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Arkansas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,175,600	-500	+8,000
CPS	1,262,675	+6,247	+8,825

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 1,210,000. Since then 34,400 jobs have been lost in Arkansas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,148,300 in February 2010, Arkansas has gained 27,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Arkansas reached a maximum of 1,306,746 in March 2008. 44,071 jobs have been lost in Arkansas since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 1,235,808, Arkansas has added 26,867 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,175,600	-500	1,262,675	6,247
November 2011	1,176,100	5,500	1,256,428	9,943
October 2011	1,170,600	1,200	1,246,485	7,439
September 2011	1,169,400	-2,100	1,239,046	3,238
August 2011	1,171,500	-2,300	1,235,808	-3,160
July 2011	1,173,800	-300	1,238,968	-7,444
June 2011	1,174,100	300	1,246,412	-11,089
May 2011	1,173,800	-5,100	1,257,501	-4,800
April 2011	1,178,900	4,000	1,262,301	-1,437
March 2011	1,174,900	5,200	1,263,738	4,420
February 2011	1,169,700	500	1,259,318	3,792
January 2011	1,169,200	1,600	1,255,526	1,676
December 2010	1,167,600	-2,700	1,253,850	2,130