Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina Job Growth Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina Job Growth tag:www.deptofnumbers.com,2013-05-01:/employment/south-carolina/greenville 2013-05-01T18:19:20-07:00 There were 309,100 jobs in Greenville, South Carolina in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 293,932 employed persons for the month. Greenville added 1,200 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 38 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Greenville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 309,100 +1,200 +2,600
CPS 293,932 -38 +1,804

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Greenville 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 Greenville, South Carolina

CES employment for Greenville peaked in February 2008 at 320,700. Since then 11,600 jobs have been lost in Greenville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 291,500 in September 2009, Greenville has gained 17,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 299,183 for Greenville in March 2008. 5,251 jobs have been lost in Greenville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 277,105, Greenville has added 16,827 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Greenville, South Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 309,100 1,200 293,932 -38
February 2013 307,900 500 293,970 15
January 2013 307,400 -2,400 293,955 67
December 2012 309,800 400 293,888 462
November 2012 309,400 1,000 293,426 535
October 2012 308,400 1,900 292,891 618
September 2012 306,500 -400 292,273 574
August 2012 306,900 800 291,699 334
July 2012 306,100 -2,300 291,365 -19
June 2012 308,400 2,200 291,384 -276
May 2012 306,200 -600 291,660 -329
April 2012 306,800 300 291,989 -139
March 2012 306,500 700 292,128 188
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