Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia Job Growth

There were 205,900 jobs in Augusta, Georgia in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 232,944 employed persons for the month. Augusta lost 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 872 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Augusta job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	205,900	-200	-5,800
CPS	232,944	-872	-3,264

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

Augusta, Georgia Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Augusta as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Augusta, Georgia

CES employment for Augusta peaked in May 2008 at 216,800. Since then 10,900 jobs have been lost in Augusta according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 243,063 for Augusta in June 2008. 10,119 jobs have been lost in Augusta since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Augusta, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	205,900	-200	232,944	-872
February 2012	206,100	-1,100	233,816	-1,524
January 2012	207,200	-700	235,340	-1,718
December 2011	207,900	-1,300	237,058	-648
November 2011	209,200	-1,100	237,706	303
October 2011	210,300	1,300	237,403	869
September 2011	209,000	-900	236,534	639
August 2011	209,900	-100	235,895	314
July 2011	210,000	100	235,581	-141
June 2011	209,900	0	235,722	74
May 2011	209,900	-1,000	235,648	-392
April 2011	210,900	-800	236,040	-168
March 2011	211,700	800	236,208	353