Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 282,200 jobs in Durham, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 243,686 employed persons for the month. Durham added 1,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 933 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Durham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	282,200	+1,100	+1,500
CPS	243,686	+933	+358

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 April 2008 at 292,300. Since then 10,100 jobs have been lost in Durham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 276,000 in July 2011, Durham has gained 6,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 252,374 for Durham in August 2008. 8,688 jobs have been lost in Durham since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 240,641, Durham has added 3,045 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
December 2011	282,200	1,100	243,686	933
November 2011	281,100	-400	242,753	1,148
October 2011	281,500	2,600	241,605	912
September 2011	278,900	0	240,693	52
August 2011	278,900	2,900	240,641	-900
July 2011	276,000	-2,300	241,541	-681
June 2011	278,300	-2,800	242,222	-888
May 2011	281,100	-800	243,110	306
April 2011	281,900	300	242,804	-228
March 2011	281,600	2,000	243,032	160
February 2011	279,600	-1,200	242,872	-220
January 2011	280,800	100	243,092	-236
December 2010	280,700	700	243,328	132