Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 803,700 jobs in Charlotte, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 763,949 employed persons for the month. Charlotte lost 1,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 84 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlotte job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	803,700	-1,000	+1,500
CPS	763,949	+84	+1,368

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 871,200. Since then 67,500 jobs have been lost in Charlotte according to the employer survey. From a trough of 795,700 in July 2011, Charlotte has gained 8,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 817,513 for Charlotte in March 2008. 53,564 jobs have been lost in Charlotte since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 757,035, Charlotte has added 6,914 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
December 2011	803,700	-1,000	763,949	84
November 2011	804,700	-2,300	763,865	864
October 2011	807,000	-100	763,001	270
September 2011	807,100	1,500	762,731	1,630
August 2011	805,600	9,900	761,101	-387
July 2011	795,700	-6,000	761,488	858
June 2011	801,700	-700	760,630	-706
May 2011	802,400	-5,400	761,336	800
April 2011	807,800	3,300	760,536	20
March 2011	804,500	700	760,516	-213
February 2011	803,800	2,000	760,729	-983
January 2011	801,800	-400	761,712	-869
December 2010	802,200	400	762,581	557