Carson City, Nevada Job Growth

There were 28,100 jobs in Carson City, Nevada in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 23,948 employed persons for the month. Carson City lost 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 40 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Carson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	28,100	-200	-1,000
CPS	23,948	+40	-517

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 5,200 jobs have been lost in Carson City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 26,661 for Carson City in March 2007. 2,713 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 40 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
December 2011	28,100	-200	23,948	40
November 2011	28,300	-100	23,908	-36
October 2011	28,400	-100	23,944	-62
September 2011	28,500	0	24,006	-123
August 2011	28,500	100	24,129	-97
July 2011	28,400	-200	24,226	-126
June 2011	28,600	-300	24,352	-48
May 2011	28,900	100	24,400	23
April 2011	28,800	-100	24,377	-17
March 2011	28,900	0	24,394	50
February 2011	28,900	0	24,344	-50
January 2011	28,900	-200	24,394	-71
December 2010	29,100	100	24,465	-13