Portsmouth, New Hampshire Job Growth

There were 57,500 jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 45,057 employed persons for the month. Portsmouth added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 314 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Portsmouth job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	57,500	+200	+2,300
CPS	45,057	+314	+2,086

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

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth, New Hampshire

CES employment for Portsmouth in March 2012 is at a new high of 57,500.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Portsmouth is at a new high of 45,057.

Employment: CES, CPS

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	57,500	200	45,057	314
February 2012	57,300	400	44,743	552
January 2012	56,900	500	44,191	577
December 2011	56,400	-100	43,614	308
November 2011	56,500	500	43,306	444
October 2011	56,000	700	42,862	319
September 2011	55,300	-900	42,543	85
August 2011	56,200	300	42,458	-63
July 2011	55,900	900	42,521	-289
June 2011	55,000	200	42,810	-143
May 2011	54,800	-500	42,953	-180
April 2011	55,300	100	43,133	162
March 2011	55,200	0	42,971	-126