Winston-Salem, North Carolina Job Growth Winston-Salem, North Carolina Job Growth tag:www.deptofnumbers.com,2013-05-30:/employment/north-carolina/winston 2013-05-30T08:33:17-07:00 There were 206,000 jobs in Winston, North Carolina in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 221,660 employed persons for the month. Winston lost 100 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 594 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Winston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 206,000 -100 +500
CPS 221,660 -594 -370

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Winston as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 218,200. Since then 12,200 jobs have been lost in Winston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 199,200 in January 2011, Winston has gained 6,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 230,250 for Winston in November 2006. 8,590 jobs have been lost in Winston since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 214,233, Winston has added 7,427 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Winston, North Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 206,000 -100 221,660 -594
March 2013 206,100 -1,300 222,254 -935
February 2013 207,400 -300 223,189 -835
January 2013 207,700 600 224,024 -350
December 2012 207,100 400 224,374 255
November 2012 206,700 300 224,119 343
October 2012 206,400 300 223,776 431
September 2012 206,100 900 223,345 471
August 2012 205,200 100 222,874 404
July 2012 205,100 200 222,470 247
June 2012 204,900 -400 222,223 114
May 2012 205,300 -200 222,109 79
April 2012 205,500 0 222,030 227
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