Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Job Growth Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Job Growth tag:www.deptofnumbers.com,2012-02-02:/employment/north-carolina/raleigh 2012-02-02T08:54:25-08:00 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

CES and CPS employment chart through December 2011

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
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