Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 139,600 jobs in Hickory, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 143,370 employed persons for the month. Hickory lost 800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 301 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hickory job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	139,600	-800	-2,600
CPS	143,370	-301	-2,179

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 187,900. Since then 48,300 jobs have been lost in Hickory according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 183,237 for Hickory in July 2000. 39,867 jobs have been lost in Hickory since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 143,361, Hickory has added 9 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
December 2011	139,600	-800	143,370	-301
November 2011	140,400	-500	143,671	89
October 2011	140,900	-100	143,582	-13
September 2011	141,000	400	143,595	234
August 2011	140,600	-400	143,361	-365
July 2011	141,000	100	143,726	32
June 2011	140,900	-100	143,694	-364
May 2011	141,000	-900	144,058	59
April 2011	141,900	-400	143,999	-283
March 2011	142,300	-400	144,282	-252
February 2011	142,700	1,000	144,534	-266
January 2011	141,700	-500	144,800	-749
December 2010	142,200	0	145,549	-215