Georgia Job Growth

There were 3,809,800 jobs in Georgia in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,291,532 employed persons for the month. Georgia added 3,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 11,497 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Georgia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,809,800	+3,700	-13,900
CPS	4,291,532	+11,497	+93,668

Georgia Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Georgia 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 Georgia

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Georgia at 4,157,500. Since then 347,700 jobs have been lost in Georgia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 3,797,500 in September 2011, Georgia has gained 12,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Georgia reached a maximum of 4,570,801 in January 2008. 279,269 jobs have been lost in Georgia since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 4,197,602, Georgia has added 93,930 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	3,809,800	3,700	4,291,532	11,497
November 2011	3,806,100	8,500	4,280,035	19,855
October 2011	3,797,600	100	4,260,180	15,630
September 2011	3,797,500	-8,000	4,244,550	17,185
August 2011	3,805,500	-10,900	4,227,365	-2,942
July 2011	3,816,400	-2,800	4,230,307	-2,680
June 2011	3,819,200	-1,200	4,232,987	1,604
May 2011	3,820,400	-5,200	4,231,383	11,904
April 2011	3,825,600	9,700	4,219,479	9,292
March 2011	3,815,900	-7,300	4,210,187	7,992
February 2011	3,823,200	16,600	4,202,195	4,593
January 2011	3,806,600	-17,100	4,197,602	-262
December 2010	3,823,700	-7,200	4,197,864	-372