Fort Wayne, Indiana Job Growth

There were 214,400 jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 197,962 employed persons for the month. Fort Wayne lost 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,116 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Wayne job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	214,400	-100	+10,100
CPS	197,962	+1,116	+11,455

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

Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana

CES employment for Fort Wayne peaked in February 2007 at 220,400. Since then 6,000 jobs have been lost in Fort Wayne according to the employer survey. From a trough of 197,500 in October 2009, Fort Wayne has gained 16,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 206,688 for Fort Wayne in December 2006. 8,726 jobs have been lost in Fort Wayne since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 182,410, Fort Wayne has added 15,552 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Wayne, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	214,400	-100	197,962	1,116
February 2012	214,500	4,400	196,846	1,451
January 2012	210,100	100	195,395	329
December 2011	210,000	3,800	195,066	766
November 2011	206,200	-1,900	194,300	-243
October 2011	208,100	1,000	194,543	962
September 2011	207,100	1,700	193,581	748
August 2011	205,400	-300	192,833	244
July 2011	205,700	0	192,589	1,114
June 2011	205,700	1,100	191,475	1,618
May 2011	204,600	400	189,857	2,139
April 2011	204,200	-100	187,718	1,211
March 2011	204,300	100	186,507	928