Kingston, New York Job Growth

There were 61,800 jobs in Kingston, New York in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 80,630 employed persons for the month. Kingston added 1,300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 521 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kingston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,800	+1,300	+900
CPS	80,630	+521	-502

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 4,200 jobs have been lost in Kingston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 59,400 in May 2011, Kingston has gained 2,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,722 for Kingston in September 2006. 8,092 jobs have been lost in Kingston since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 79,523, Kingston has added 1,107 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
December 2011	61,800	1,300	80,630	521
November 2011	60,500	600	80,109	44
October 2011	59,900	-700	80,065	17
September 2011	60,600	800	80,048	343
August 2011	59,800	-100	79,705	182
July 2011	59,900	400	79,523	-177
June 2011	59,500	100	79,700	-542
May 2011	59,400	-400	80,242	-325
April 2011	59,800	-300	80,567	-537
March 2011	60,100	-800	81,104	-258
February 2011	60,900	200	81,362	96
January 2011	60,700	-200	81,266	134
December 2010	60,900	-100	81,132	-106