Wilmington, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 133,000 jobs in Wilmington, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 155,326 employed persons for the month. Wilmington lost 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 20 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wilmington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	133,000	-400	-3,500
CPS	155,326	-20	-4,373

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

Wilmington, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Wilmington peaked in March 2008 at 149,100. Since then 16,100 jobs have been lost in Wilmington according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 171,810 for Wilmington in April 2008. 16,484 jobs have been lost in Wilmington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wilmington, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	133,000	-400	155,326	-20
November 2011	133,400	-200	155,346	-347
October 2011	133,600	-1,000	155,693	-340
September 2011	134,600	400	156,033	-538
August 2011	134,200	-1,100	156,571	-1,490
July 2011	135,300	-1,500	158,061	-239
June 2011	136,800	600	158,300	-99
May 2011	136,200	-500	158,399	-362
April 2011	136,700	-600	158,761	-950
March 2011	137,300	900	159,711	647
February 2011	136,400	700	159,064	-191
January 2011	135,700	-800	159,255	-444
December 2010	136,500	-300	159,699	71