Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 131,500 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 145,079 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville added 1,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 129 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	131,500	+1,000	+4,000
CPS	145,079	+129	+3,379

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 in December 2011 is at a new high of 131,500.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Fayetteville is at a new high of 145,079.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	131,500	1,000	145,079	129
November 2011	130,500	199	144,950	210
October 2011	130,300	300	144,740	88
September 2011	130,000	-1,300	144,652	365
August 2011	131,300	700	144,287	500
July 2011	130,600	1,299	143,787	846
June 2011	129,300	300	142,941	174
May 2011	129,000	-800	142,767	648
April 2011	129,800	200	142,119	180
March 2011	129,600	500	141,939	401
February 2011	129,100	1,200	141,538	8
January 2011	127,900	400	141,530	-170
December 2010	127,500	0	141,700	-100