Spartanburg, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 119,700 jobs in Spartanburg, South Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 121,177 employed persons for the month. Spartanburg added 1,100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 167 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Spartanburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,700	+1,100	+3,400
CPS	121,177	+167	-656

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

Spartanburg, South Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Spartanburg peaked in January 2008 at 130,400. Since then 10,700 jobs have been lost in Spartanburg according to the employer survey. From a trough of 115,100 in January 2011, Spartanburg has gained 4,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 128,102 for Spartanburg in February 2008. 6,925 jobs have been lost in Spartanburg since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 118,506, Spartanburg has added 2,671 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Spartanburg, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	119,700	1,100	121,177	167
February 2012	118,600	600	121,010	-268
January 2012	118,000	500	121,278	-524
December 2011	117,500	300	121,802	409
November 2011	117,200	400	121,393	971
October 2011	116,800	700	120,422	1,125
September 2011	116,100	500	119,297	791
August 2011	115,600	-500	118,506	-329
July 2011	116,100	200	118,835	-1,341
June 2011	115,900	0	120,176	-992
May 2011	115,900	0	121,168	-637
April 2011	115,900	-400	121,805	-28
March 2011	116,300	500	121,833	241