Gainesville, Georgia Job Growth

There were 78,000 jobs in Gainesville, Georgia in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 85,840 employed persons for the month. Gainesville added 900 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,344 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	78,000	+900	+4,800
CPS	85,840	+1,344	+3,921

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

Gainesville, Georgia Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Georgia

CES employment for Gainesville peaked in February 2008 at 79,000. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 70,700 in August 2009, Gainesville has gained 7,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,308 for Gainesville in January 2008. 2,468 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 80,108, Gainesville has added 5,732 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	78,000	900	85,840	1,344
February 2012	77,100	800	84,496	1,229
January 2012	76,300	800	83,267	1,088
December 2011	75,500	0	82,179	309
November 2011	75,500	200	81,870	526
October 2011	75,300	200	81,344	283
September 2011	75,100	0	81,061	241
August 2011	75,100	-300	80,820	-120
July 2011	75,400	1,100	80,940	-278
June 2011	74,300	400	81,218	-518
May 2011	73,900	500	81,736	-88
April 2011	73,400	200	81,824	-95
March 2011	73,200	300	81,919	256