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Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 861,200 jobs in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 841,570 employed persons for the month. Charlotte added 400 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,333 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlotte job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 861,200 +400 +18,700
CPS 841,570 -2,333 +18,907

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

Charlotte, North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Charlotte as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Charlotte, North Carolina

CES employment for Charlotte peaked in December 2007 at 868,800. Since then 7,600 jobs have been lost in Charlotte according to the employer survey. From a trough of 796,100 in December 2009, Charlotte has gained 65,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 846,043 for Charlotte in January 2013. 4,473 jobs have been lost in Charlotte since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Charlotte, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 861,200 400 841,570 -2,333
February 2013 860,800 -5,000 843,903 -2,140
January 2013 865,800 -1,400 846,043 1,076
December 2012 867,200 3,900 844,967 2,394
November 2012 863,300 3,700 842,573 2,839
October 2012 859,600 7,900 839,734 3,096
September 2012 851,700 600 836,638 2,989
August 2012 851,100 400 833,649 2,628
July 2012 850,700 200 831,021 2,172
June 2012 850,500 1,500 828,849 1,926
May 2012 849,000 3,500 826,923 1,928
April 2012 845,500 3,000 824,995 2,332
March 2012 842,500 1,800 822,663 2,769

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