Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 506,200 jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 521,215 employed persons for the month. Raleigh lost 0 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,859 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Raleigh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	506,200	0	+7,600
CPS	521,215	+1,859	+5,973

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

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Raleigh peaked in March 2008 at 524,300. Since then 18,100 jobs have been lost in Raleigh according to the employer survey. From a trough of 491,600 in October 2009, Raleigh has gained 14,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 538,094 for Raleigh in April 2008. 16,879 jobs have been lost in Raleigh since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 508,580, Raleigh has added 12,635 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Raleigh, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	506,200	0	521,215	1,859
November 2011	506,200	1,700	519,356	2,291
October 2011	504,500	2,800	517,065	1,227
September 2011	501,700	0	515,838	641
August 2011	501,700	-2,500	515,197	-2,022
July 2011	504,200	-600	517,219	-873
June 2011	504,800	-200	518,092	-1,318
May 2011	505,000	-1,600	519,410	333
April 2011	506,600	-1,600	519,077	-1,035
March 2011	508,200	1,500	520,112	2,200
February 2011	506,700	4,700	517,912	2,060
January 2011	502,000	3,400	515,852	610
December 2010	498,600	1,200	515,242	442