Burlington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 58,000 jobs in Burlington, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,991 employed persons for the month. Burlington lost 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 854 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,000	-300	+800
CPS	65,991	+854	+4,243

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 65,300. Since then 7,300 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in January 2010, Burlington has gained 2,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 67,862 for Burlington in December 2000. 1,871 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 61,436, Burlington has added 4,555 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
March 2012	58,000	-300	65,991	854
February 2012	58,300	200	65,137	1,356
January 2012	58,100	200	63,781	1,544
December 2011	57,900	100	62,237	172
November 2011	57,800	400	62,065	127
October 2011	57,400	100	61,938	-26
September 2011	57,300	-500	61,964	56
August 2011	57,800	500	61,908	-40
July 2011	57,300	0	61,948	-59
June 2011	57,300	0	62,007	-168
May 2011	57,300	-200	62,175	303
April 2011	57,500	300	61,872	124
March 2011	57,200	-100	61,748	109