Asheville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 167,300 jobs in Asheville, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 190,158 employed persons for the month. Asheville lost 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 393 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Asheville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	167,300	-200	+100
CPS	190,158	+393	-188

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

Asheville, North Carolina Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Asheville 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 Asheville, North Carolina

CES employment for Asheville peaked in February 2008 at 178,900. Since then 11,600 jobs have been lost in Asheville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 165,600 in February 2010, Asheville has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 201,761 for Asheville in April 2008. 11,603 jobs have been lost in Asheville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 188,908, Asheville has added 1,250 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Asheville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	167,300	-200	190,158	393
November 2011	167,500	0	189,765	516
October 2011	167,500	-300	189,249	187
September 2011	167,800	200	189,062	144
August 2011	167,600	800	188,918	-766
July 2011	166,800	600	189,684	-249
June 2011	166,200	-600	189,933	-252
May 2011	166,800	-1,500	190,185	421
April 2011	168,300	1,500	189,764	109
March 2011	166,800	-300	189,655	121
February 2011	167,100	500	189,534	-224
January 2011	166,600	-600	189,758	-588
December 2010	167,200	-100	190,346	-8