Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 144,100 jobs in Hickory, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 150,378 employed persons for the month. Hickory added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,646 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hickory job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	144,100	+300	+900
CPS	150,378	+1,646	+6,096

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

Hickory, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Hickory peaked in June 2000 at 187,100. Since then 43,000 jobs have been lost in Hickory according to the employer survey. From a trough of 141,800 in February 2010, Hickory has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 183,237 for Hickory in July 2000. 32,859 jobs have been lost in Hickory since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 143,361, Hickory has added 7,017 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hickory, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	144,100	300	150,378	1,646
February 2012	143,800	1,400	148,732	2,722
January 2012	142,400	300	146,010	2,640
December 2011	142,100	-700	143,370	-301
November 2011	142,800	0	143,671	89
October 2011	142,800	-100	143,582	-13
September 2011	142,900	300	143,595	234
August 2011	142,600	-600	143,361	-365
July 2011	143,200	400	143,726	32
June 2011	142,800	-200	143,694	-364
May 2011	143,000	-600	144,058	59
April 2011	143,600	400	143,999	-283
March 2011	143,200	-100	144,282	-252