Winston-Salem, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 207,300 jobs in Winston, North Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 216,507 employed persons for the month. Winston lost 1,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 31 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Winston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	207,300	-1,700	+4,300
CPS	216,507	+31	+4,588

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 February 2008 at 220,500. Since then 13,200 jobs have been lost in Winston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 202,400 in January 2011, Winston has gained 4,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 230,342 for Winston in January 2008. 13,835 jobs have been lost in Winston since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 211,342, Winston has added 5,165 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
December 2011	207,300	-1,700	216,507	31
November 2011	209,000	100	216,476	487
October 2011	208,900	1,100	215,989	319
September 2011	207,800	800	215,670	579
August 2011	207,000	1,700	215,091	447
July 2011	205,300	-1,000	214,644	1,097
June 2011	206,300	400	213,547	315
May 2011	205,900	-200	213,232	1,179
April 2011	206,100	2,300	212,053	471
March 2011	203,800	500	211,582	240
February 2011	203,300	900	211,342	-141
January 2011	202,400	-600	211,483	-436
December 2010	203,000	-600	211,919	-180