Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 347,500 jobs in Greensboro, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 338,547 employed persons for the month. Greensboro added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,173 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Greensboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	347,500	+400	+5,500
CPS	338,547	+2,173	+18,468

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

Greensboro, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Greensboro peaked in December 2006 at 374,000. Since then 26,500 jobs have been lost in Greensboro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 337,400 in February 2010, Greensboro has gained 10,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 358,461 for Greensboro in December 2006. 19,914 jobs have been lost in Greensboro since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 319,525, Greensboro has added 19,022 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Greensboro, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	347,500	400	338,547	2,173
February 2012	347,100	700	336,374	4,608
January 2012	346,400	2,500	331,766	5,392
December 2011	343,900	600	326,374	1,906
November 2011	343,300	1,700	324,468	1,755
October 2011	341,600	1,300	322,713	577
September 2011	340,300	0	322,136	57
August 2011	340,300	-600	322,079	-688
July 2011	340,900	-700	322,767	805
June 2011	341,600	-1,300	321,962	847
May 2011	342,900	-200	321,115	829
April 2011	343,100	1,100	320,286	207
March 2011	342,000	300	320,079	554