Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 833,700 jobs in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 803,913 employed persons for the month. Charlotte added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9,290 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlotte job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	833,700	+300	+11,000
CPS	803,913	+9,290	+43,397

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 chart below shows the monthly job growth for Charlotte 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 Charlotte, North Carolina

CES employment for Charlotte peaked in December 2007 at 872,600. Since then 38,900 jobs have been lost in Charlotte according to the employer survey. From a trough of 798,800 in February 2010, Charlotte has gained 34,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 817,513 for Charlotte in March 2008. 13,600 jobs have been lost in Charlotte since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 757,035, Charlotte has added 46,878 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Charlotte, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	833,700	300	803,913	9,290
February 2012	833,400	3,600	794,623	14,845
January 2012	829,800	1,600	779,778	15,829
December 2011	828,200	-2,600	763,949	84
November 2011	830,800	-300	763,865	864
October 2011	831,100	1,400	763,001	270
September 2011	829,700	2,000	762,731	1,630
August 2011	827,700	5,100	761,101	-387
July 2011	822,600	-2,600	761,488	858
June 2011	825,200	-600	760,630	-706
May 2011	825,800	-1,300	761,336	800
April 2011	827,100	4,400	760,536	20
March 2011	822,700	400	760,516	-213