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Jacksonville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 48,500 jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,207 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville lost 100 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 217 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 48,500 -100 +800
CPS 63,207 -217 +1,161

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

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jacksonville as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Jacksonville, North Carolina

CES employment for Jacksonville peaked in December 2012 at 49,000. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 63,888 for Jacksonville in December 2012. 681 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 48,500 -100 63,207 -217
March 2013 48,600 -200 63,424 -246
February 2013 48,800 100 63,670 -141
January 2013 48,700 -300 63,811 -77
December 2012 49,000 300 63,888 243
November 2012 48,700 200 63,645 294
October 2012 48,500 300 63,351 341
September 2012 48,200 500 63,010 355
August 2012 47,700 -200 62,655 309
July 2012 47,900 600 62,346 201
June 2012 47,300 -200 62,145 83
May 2012 47,500 -200 62,062 16
April 2012 47,700 100 62,046 30

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