Evansville, Indiana Job Growth

There were 174,800 jobs in Evansville, Indiana in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 171,425 employed persons for the month. Evansville lost 1,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 80 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Evansville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	174,800	-1,400	+1,600
CPS	171,425	+80	+4,439

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

Evansville, Indiana Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Evansville peaked in November 2002 at 181,900. Since then 7,100 jobs have been lost in Evansville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 167,700 in July 2009, Evansville has gained 7,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 175,690 for Evansville in August 2002. 4,265 jobs have been lost in Evansville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 164,187, Evansville has added 7,238 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Evansville, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	174,800	-1,400	171,425	80
November 2011	176,200	1,100	171,345	526
October 2011	175,100	-700	170,819	-19
September 2011	175,800	1,600	170,838	85
August 2011	174,200	-100	170,753	153
July 2011	174,300	-900	170,600	121
June 2011	175,200	1,400	170,479	708
May 2011	173,800	-1,800	169,771	704
April 2011	175,600	1,200	169,067	1,140
March 2011	174,400	600	167,927	687
February 2011	173,800	600	167,240	216
January 2011	173,200	0	167,024	38
December 2010	173,200	500	166,986	-24