Greenville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 75,400 jobs in Greenville, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,846 employed persons for the month. Greenville lost 1,200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 338 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Greenville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	75,400	-1,200	+600
CPS	84,846	+338	+3,903

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

Greenville, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Greenville peaked in December 2007 at 79,100. Since then 3,700 jobs have been lost in Greenville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 74,200 in August 2011, Greenville has gained 1,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,506 for Greenville in January 2008. 660 jobs have been lost in Greenville since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 80,539, Greenville has added 4,307 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Greenville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	75,400	-1,200	84,846	338
February 2012	76,600	1,000	84,508	1,228
January 2012	75,600	0	83,280	1,018
December 2011	75,600	-300	82,262	523
November 2011	75,900	400	81,739	553
October 2011	75,500	900	81,186	289
September 2011	74,600	400	80,897	-557
August 2011	74,200	-300	81,454	-626
July 2011	74,500	-100	82,080	-22
June 2011	74,600	-300	82,102	56
May 2011	74,900	-500	82,046	657
April 2011	75,400	600	81,389	446
March 2011	74,800	100	80,943	404