Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 276,900 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 248,589 employed persons for the month. Durham added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 539 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	276,900	+300	+4,400
CPS	248,589	+539	+5,557

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

Durham, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Durham peaked in August 2008 at 283,600. Since then 6,700 jobs have been lost in Durham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 269,300 in February 2010, Durham has gained 7,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 252,374 for Durham in August 2008. 3,785 jobs have been lost in Durham since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 240,641, Durham has added 7,948 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Durham, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	276,900	300	248,589	539
February 2012	276,600	0	248,050	1,935
January 2012	276,600	100	246,115	2,429
December 2011	276,500	500	243,686	933
November 2011	276,000	400	242,753	1,148
October 2011	275,600	1,700	241,605	912
September 2011	273,900	200	240,693	52
August 2011	273,700	2,100	240,641	-900
July 2011	271,600	-800	241,541	-681
June 2011	272,400	-300	242,222	-888
May 2011	272,700	-500	243,110	306
April 2011	273,200	700	242,804	-228
March 2011	272,500	-500	243,032	160