Terre Haute, Indiana Job Growth

There were 72,000 jobs in Terre Haute, Indiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,352 employed persons for the month. Terre Haute added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 623 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Terre Haute job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	72,000	+300	+1,900
CPS	72,352	+623	+1,443

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 6,000 jobs have been lost in Terre Haute according to the employer survey. From a trough of 69,300 in December 2011, Terre Haute has gained 2,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 78,496 for Terre Haute in April 2000. 6,144 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 1,610 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
March 2012	72,000	300	72,352	623
February 2012	71,700	1,700	71,729	713
January 2012	70,000	700	71,016	-128
December 2011	69,300	-100	71,144	-113
November 2011	69,400	-1,000	71,257	-354
October 2011	70,400	200	71,611	-99
September 2011	70,200	-200	71,710	-110
August 2011	70,400	-200	71,820	209
July 2011	70,600	600	71,611	244
June 2011	70,000	500	71,367	66
May 2011	69,500	0	71,301	307
April 2011	69,500	-600	70,994	85
March 2011	70,100	200	70,909	12