Gainesville, Georgia Job Growth

There were 72,100 jobs in Gainesville, Georgia in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,179 employed persons for the month. Gainesville lost 100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 309 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	72,100	-100	-1,100
CPS	82,179	+309	+1,049

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 79,200. Since then 7,100 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 70,300 in August 2009, Gainesville has gained 1,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,308 for Gainesville in January 2008. 6,129 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 80,108, Gainesville has added 2,071 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	72,100	-100	82,179	309
November 2011	72,200	800	81,870	526
October 2011	71,400	0	81,344	283
September 2011	71,400	200	81,061	241
August 2011	71,200	-200	80,820	-120
July 2011	71,400	200	80,940	-278
June 2011	71,200	-1,300	81,218	-518
May 2011	72,500	-800	81,736	-88
April 2011	73,300	200	81,824	-95
March 2011	73,100	200	81,919	256
February 2011	72,900	100	81,663	249
January 2011	72,800	-400	81,414	284
December 2010	73,200	300	81,130	38