Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 344,400 jobs in Greensboro, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 326,374 employed persons for the month. Greensboro added 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,906 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Greensboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	344,400	+400	+8,300
CPS	326,374	+1,906	+4,551

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 374,300. Since then 29,900 jobs have been lost in Greensboro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 336,100 in December 2010, Greensboro has gained 8,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 358,461 for Greensboro in December 2006. 32,087 jobs have been lost in Greensboro since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 319,525, Greensboro has added 6,849 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
December 2011	344,400	400	326,374	1,906
November 2011	344,000	2,000	324,468	1,755
October 2011	342,000	2,400	322,713	577
September 2011	339,600	-700	322,136	57
August 2011	340,300	-1,100	322,079	-688
July 2011	341,400	-1,000	322,767	805
June 2011	342,400	2,000	321,962	847
May 2011	340,400	-900	321,115	829
April 2011	341,300	800	320,286	207
March 2011	340,500	3,100	320,079	554
February 2011	337,400	600	319,525	-751
January 2011	336,800	700	320,276	-1,547
December 2010	336,100	-400	321,823	-214