Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 131,600 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 149,671 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,041 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	131,600	+100	+1,900
CPS	149,671	+1,041	+7,732

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

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Fayetteville peaked in December 2011 at 132,300. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 131,500 in February 2012, Fayetteville has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Fayetteville is at a new high of 149,671.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	131,600	100	149,671	1,041
February 2012	131,500	-200	148,630	1,701
January 2012	131,700	-600	146,929	1,850
December 2011	132,300	400	145,079	129
November 2011	131,900	100	144,950	210
October 2011	131,800	200	144,740	88
September 2011	131,600	-300	144,652	365
August 2011	131,900	1,099	144,287	500
July 2011	130,800	600	143,787	846
June 2011	130,200	399	142,941	174
May 2011	129,800	0	142,767	648
April 2011	129,800	100	142,119	180
March 2011	129,700	0	141,939	401