Rocky Mount, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 60,400 jobs in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,300 employed persons for the month. Rocky Mount added 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 91 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Rocky Mount job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	60,400	+400	-300
CPS	61,300	+91	-116

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

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Rocky Mount peaked in August 2000 at 68,000. Since then 7,600 jobs have been lost in Rocky Mount according to the employer survey. From a trough of 58,900 in June 2010, Rocky Mount has gained 1,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,823 for Rocky Mount in April 2007. 5,523 jobs have been lost in Rocky Mount since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 60,488, Rocky Mount has added 812 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	60,400	400	61,300	91
November 2011	60,000	400	61,209	63
October 2011	59,600	400	61,146	-203
September 2011	59,200	100	61,349	-362
August 2011	59,100	-1,000	61,711	-226
July 2011	60,100	200	61,937	354
June 2011	59,900	100	61,583	194
May 2011	59,800	200	61,389	340
April 2011	59,600	300	61,049	231
March 2011	59,300	0	60,818	-27
February 2011	59,300	-600	60,845	-207
January 2011	59,900	-800	61,052	-364
December 2010	60,700	100	61,416	34