Binghamton, New York Job Growth

There were 111,200 jobs in Binghamton, New York in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 108,865 employed persons for the month. Binghamton added 800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 80 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Binghamton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	111,200	+800	+2,500
CPS	108,865	+80	-1,455

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

Binghamton, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Binghamton peaked in April 2001 at 120,800. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Binghamton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 108,400 in December 2010, Binghamton has gained 2,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 121,515 for Binghamton in March 2001. 12,650 jobs have been lost in Binghamton since then according to the household survey. From a February 2012 low of 108,785, Binghamton has added 80 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Binghamton, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	111,200	800	108,865	80
February 2012	110,400	400	108,785	-417
January 2012	110,000	800	109,202	-815
December 2011	109,200	-700	110,017	-275
November 2011	109,900	-100	110,292	220
October 2011	110,000	600	110,072	419
September 2011	109,400	-200	109,653	92
August 2011	109,600	-100	109,561	-197
July 2011	109,700	1,000	109,758	-598
June 2011	108,700	300	110,356	-565
May 2011	108,400	-300	110,921	215
April 2011	108,700	0	110,706	386
March 2011	108,700	-100	110,320	162