Carson City, Nevada Job Growth

There were 27,600 jobs in Carson City, Nevada in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 24,533 employed persons for the month. Carson City added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 111 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Carson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	27,600	+200	-1,000
CPS	24,533	+111	+139

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

Carson City, Nevada Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Carson City 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 Carson City, Nevada

CES employment for Carson City peaked in February 2007 at 33,300. Since then 5,700 jobs have been lost in Carson City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 27,400 in February 2012, Carson City has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 26,661 for Carson City in March 2007. 2,128 jobs have been lost in Carson City since then according to the household survey. From a November 2011 low of 23,908, Carson City has added 625 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Carson City, Nevada Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	27,600	200	24,533	111
February 2012	27,400	-400	24,422	225
January 2012	27,800	0	24,197	249
December 2011	27,800	-400	23,948	40
November 2011	28,200	100	23,908	-36
October 2011	28,100	-100	23,944	-62
September 2011	28,200	-200	24,006	-123
August 2011	28,400	-100	24,129	-97
July 2011	28,500	100	24,226	-126
June 2011	28,400	-300	24,352	-48
May 2011	28,700	200	24,400	23
April 2011	28,500	-100	24,377	-17
March 2011	28,600	-100	24,394	50