Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 56,000 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,237 employed persons for the month. Burlington added 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 172 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,000	+200	+200
CPS	62,237	+172	+33

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

Burlington, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Burlington peaked in May 2000 at 64,300. Since then 8,300 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 54,900 in July 2011, Burlington has gained 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 67,862 for Burlington in December 2000. 5,625 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 61,436, Burlington has added 801 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	56,000	200	62,237	172
November 2011	55,800	600	62,065	127
October 2011	55,200	-200	61,938	-26
September 2011	55,400	-800	61,964	56
August 2011	56,200	1,300	61,908	-40
July 2011	54,900	-400	61,948	-59
June 2011	55,300	-800	62,007	-168
May 2011	56,100	0	62,175	303
April 2011	56,100	-300	61,872	124
March 2011	56,400	700	61,748	109
February 2011	55,700	200	61,639	-183
January 2011	55,500	-300	61,822	-382
December 2010	55,800	0	62,204	-28