Kingston, New York Job Growth

There were 62,400 jobs in Kingston, New York in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 81,392 employed persons for the month. Kingston added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 291 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kingston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,400	+400	+2,100
CPS	81,392	+291	+288

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

Kingston, New York Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Kingston peaked in March 2004 at 66,000. Since then 3,600 jobs have been lost in Kingston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 60,100 in October 2011, Kingston has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,722 for Kingston in September 2006. 7,330 jobs have been lost in Kingston since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 79,523, Kingston has added 1,869 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kingston, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	62,400	400	81,392	291
February 2012	62,000	600	81,101	250
January 2012	61,400	-1,000	80,851	221
December 2011	62,400	1,300	80,630	521
November 2011	61,100	1,000	80,109	44
October 2011	60,100	-1,300	80,065	17
September 2011	61,400	300	80,048	343
August 2011	61,100	0	79,705	182
July 2011	61,100	600	79,523	-177
June 2011	60,500	100	79,700	-542
May 2011	60,400	0	80,242	-325
April 2011	60,400	100	80,567	-537
March 2011	60,300	-100	81,104	-258