Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 305,000 jobs in Greenville, South Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 291,228 employed persons for the month. Greenville lost 1,300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 536 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Greenville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	305,000	-1,300	+2,700
CPS	291,228	+536	+4,932

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

Greenville, South Carolina Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Greenville 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 Greenville, South Carolina

CES employment for Greenville peaked in February 2008 at 321,100. Since then 16,100 jobs have been lost in Greenville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 291,200 in September 2009, Greenville has gained 13,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 299,032 for Greenville in April 2008. 7,804 jobs have been lost in Greenville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 280,535, Greenville has added 10,693 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Greenville, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	305,000	-1,300	291,228	536
February 2012	306,300	1,000	290,692	1,679
January 2012	305,300	-200	289,013	461
December 2011	305,500	700	288,552	136
November 2011	304,800	300	288,416	452
October 2011	304,500	-800	287,964	1,378
September 2011	305,300	200	286,586	2,253
August 2011	305,100	300	284,333	1,013
July 2011	304,800	2,200	283,320	-1,184
June 2011	302,600	100	284,504	-1,369
May 2011	302,500	-1,100	285,873	-835
April 2011	303,600	1,300	286,708	412
March 2011	302,300	700	286,296	540