Bloomington, Indiana Job Growth

There were 79,700 jobs in Bloomington, Indiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,866 employed persons for the month. Bloomington added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 312 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bloomington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	79,700	+600	-1,000
CPS	88,866	-312	-331

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

Bloomington, Indiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bloomington 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 Bloomington, Indiana

CES employment for Bloomington peaked in August 2008 at 86,600. Since then 6,900 jobs have been lost in Bloomington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 78,700 in December 2008, Bloomington has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 93,343 for Bloomington in August 2008. 4,477 jobs have been lost in Bloomington since then according to the household survey. From a October 2010 low of 88,256, Bloomington has added 610 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bloomington, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	79,700	600	88,866	-312
February 2012	79,100	-600	89,178	-144
January 2012	79,700	-300	89,322	-16
December 2011	80,000	-600	89,338	244
November 2011	80,600	0	89,094	343
October 2011	80,600	500	88,751	250
September 2011	80,100	-200	88,501	-37
August 2011	80,300	900	88,538	-161
July 2011	79,400	-1,100	88,699	-689
June 2011	80,500	-600	89,388	-101
May 2011	81,100	400	89,489	231
April 2011	80,700	0	89,258	61
March 2011	80,700	100	89,197	-117