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Fayetteville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 130,100 jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 148,892 employed persons for the month. Fayetteville lost 599 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 250 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fayetteville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 130,100 -599 +1,100
CPS 148,892 -250 +1,084

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Fayetteville as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 February 2013 at 130,700. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 149,152 for Fayetteville in January 2013. 260 jobs have been lost in Fayetteville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Fayetteville, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 130,100 -599 148,892 -250
February 2013 130,700 899 149,142 -10
January 2013 129,800 0 149,152 103
December 2012 129,800 700 149,049 352
November 2012 129,100 400 148,697 390
October 2012 128,700 399 148,307 399
September 2012 128,300 300 147,908 337
August 2012 128,000 -100 147,571 183
July 2012 128,100 -500 147,388 -23
June 2012 128,600 -99 147,411 -155
May 2012 128,700 -200 147,566 -169
April 2012 128,900 -100 147,735 -73
March 2012 129,000 -100 147,808 45

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