Altoona, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 61,500 jobs in Altoona, Pennsylvania in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 60,648 employed persons for the month. Altoona lost 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 181 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Altoona job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,500	-300	+600
CPS	60,648	+181	+603

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

Altoona, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Altoona 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 Altoona, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Altoona peaked in April 2007 at 62,800. Since then 1,300 jobs have been lost in Altoona according to the employer survey. From a trough of 59,600 in February 2010, Altoona has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 62,369 for Altoona in January 2008. 1,721 jobs have been lost in Altoona since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 59,174, Altoona has added 1,474 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Altoona, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	61,500	-300	60,648	181
February 2012	61,800	300	60,467	194
January 2012	61,500	-100	60,273	90
December 2011	61,600	300	60,183	94
November 2011	61,300	200	60,089	-66
October 2011	61,100	200	60,155	85
September 2011	60,900	-800	60,070	4
August 2011	61,700	100	60,066	130
July 2011	61,600	1,100	59,936	66
June 2011	60,500	-400	59,870	-98
May 2011	60,900	0	59,968	-49
April 2011	60,900	0	60,017	-28
March 2011	60,900	-100	60,045	94