Winston-Salem, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 206,400 jobs in Winston, North Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 221,831 employed persons for the month. Winston added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,055 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Winston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	206,400	+600	+2,900
CPS	221,831	+1,055	+10,249

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

Winston, North Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Winston peaked in January 2008 at 220,600. Since then 14,200 jobs have been lost in Winston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 202,200 in January 2011, Winston has gained 4,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 230,342 for Winston in January 2008. 8,511 jobs have been lost in Winston since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 211,342, Winston has added 10,489 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Winston, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	206,400	600	221,831	1,055
February 2012	205,800	0	220,776	2,129
January 2012	205,800	-1,300	218,647	2,140
December 2011	207,100	-900	216,507	31
November 2011	208,000	300	216,476	487
October 2011	207,700	900	215,989	319
September 2011	206,800	300	215,670	579
August 2011	206,500	400	215,091	447
July 2011	206,100	2,400	214,644	1,097
June 2011	203,700	-100	213,547	315
May 2011	203,800	-200	213,232	1,179
April 2011	204,000	500	212,053	471
March 2011	203,500	-200	211,582	240