Jacksonville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 46,900 jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,299 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 108 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,900	+200	-300
CPS	59,299	+108	-472

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 chart below shows the monthly job growth for Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, North Carolina

CES employment for Jacksonville peaked in July 2009 at 48,200. Since then 1,300 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 46,500 in May 2011, Jacksonville has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 60,723 for Jacksonville in April 2010. 1,424 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 58,921, Jacksonville has added 378 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	46,900	200	59,299	108
November 2011	46,700	-600	59,191	53
October 2011	47,300	300	59,138	207
September 2011	47,000	0	58,931	10
August 2011	47,000	200	58,921	-243
July 2011	46,800	200	59,164	-192
June 2011	46,600	100	59,356	-185
May 2011	46,500	-800	59,541	-92
April 2011	47,300	0	59,633	38
March 2011	47,300	100	59,595	143
February 2011	47,200	100	59,452	-26
January 2011	47,100	-100	59,478	-293
December 2010	47,200	0	59,771	-118