Terre Haute, Indiana Job Growth

There were 69,400 jobs in Terre Haute, Indiana in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,144 employed persons for the month. Terre Haute lost 0 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 113 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Terre Haute job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,400	0	-1,400
CPS	71,144	-113	+251

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

Terre Haute, Indiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute, Indiana

CES employment for Terre Haute peaked in April 2000 at 78,000. Since then 8,600 jobs have been lost in Terre Haute according to the employer survey. From a trough of 69,400 in November 2011, Terre Haute has gained 0 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 78,496 for Terre Haute in April 2000. 7,352 jobs have been lost in Terre Haute since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 70,742, Terre Haute has added 402 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Terre Haute, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	69,400	0	71,144	-113
November 2011	69,400	-1,000	71,257	-354
October 2011	70,400	100	71,611	-99
September 2011	70,300	0	71,710	-110
August 2011	70,300	-500	71,820	209
July 2011	70,800	600	71,611	244
June 2011	70,200	-100	71,367	66
May 2011	70,300	200	71,301	307
April 2011	70,100	200	70,994	85
March 2011	69,900	-700	70,909	12
February 2011	70,600	-100	70,897	1
January 2011	70,700	-100	70,896	3
December 2010	70,800	-100	70,893	-62