Salisbury, Maryland Job Growth

There were 53,100 jobs in Salisbury, Maryland in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 58,044 employed persons for the month. Salisbury added 600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 437 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salisbury job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	53,100	+600	+800
CPS	58,044	+437	+1,045

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

Salisbury, Maryland Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Salisbury 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 Salisbury, Maryland

CES employment for Salisbury peaked in March 2007 at 56,300. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Salisbury according to the employer survey. From a trough of 51,700 in February 2010, Salisbury has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 62,040 for Salisbury in January 2007. 3,996 jobs have been lost in Salisbury since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 56,318, Salisbury has added 1,726 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salisbury, Maryland Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	53,100	600	58,044	437
November 2011	52,500	0	57,607	436
October 2011	52,500	500	57,171	325
September 2011	52,000	300	56,846	128
August 2011	51,700	-800	56,718	-390
July 2011	52,500	200	57,108	-517
June 2011	52,300	-600	57,625	-577
May 2011	52,900	-100	58,202	-256
April 2011	53,000	-500	58,458	114
March 2011	53,500	500	58,344	781
February 2011	53,000	1,100	57,563	408
January 2011	51,900	-400	57,155	156
December 2010	52,300	0	56,999	7