Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Job Growth

There were 442,800 jobs in Albany, New York in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 410,261 employed persons for the month. Albany added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 593 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albany job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	442,800	+600	+7,700
CPS	410,261	+593	-75

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

Albany, New York Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Albany 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 Albany, New York

CES employment for Albany peaked in July 2008 at 452,800. Since then 10,000 jobs have been lost in Albany according to the employer survey. From a trough of 434,000 in January 2011, Albany has gained 8,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 438,104 for Albany in September 2005. 27,843 jobs have been lost in Albany since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 409,250, Albany has added 1,011 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albany, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	442,800	600	410,261	593
February 2012	442,200	-100	409,668	235
January 2012	442,300	4,900	409,433	-442
December 2011	437,400	1,300	409,875	98
November 2011	436,100	-300	409,777	-706
October 2011	436,400	300	410,483	543
September 2011	436,100	1,800	409,940	690
August 2011	434,300	-2,500	409,250	-254
July 2011	436,800	2,200	409,504	74
June 2011	434,600	-500	409,430	-456
May 2011	435,100	-3,000	409,886	168
April 2011	438,100	3,000	409,718	-618
March 2011	435,100	-500	410,336	361