Glens Falls, New York Job Growth

There were 56,700 jobs in Glens Falls, New York in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,084 employed persons for the month. Glens Falls lost 800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 229 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Glens Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,700	-800	+2,000
CPS	64,084	+229	+1,320

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

Glens Falls, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Glens Falls peaked in January 2012 at 58,300. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in Glens Falls according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,370 for Glens Falls in April 2006. 2,286 jobs have been lost in Glens Falls since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 60,149, Glens Falls has added 3,935 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Glens Falls, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	56,700	-800	64,084	229
February 2012	57,500	-800	63,855	753
January 2012	58,300	1,900	63,102	1,025
December 2011	56,400	300	62,077	409
November 2011	56,100	100	61,668	440
October 2011	56,000	100	61,228	758
September 2011	55,900	200	60,470	321
August 2011	55,700	800	60,149	-20
July 2011	54,900	400	60,169	-567
June 2011	54,500	400	60,736	-582
May 2011	54,100	-600	61,318	-715
April 2011	54,700	0	62,033	-731
March 2011	54,700	-100	62,764	141