Morgantown, West Virginia Job Growth

There were 66,600 jobs in Morgantown, West Virginia in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,720 employed persons for the month. Morgantown added 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 718 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Morgantown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	66,600	+100	+1,699
CPS	62,720	+718	+3,147

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

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Morgantown 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 Morgantown, West Virginia

CES employment for Morgantown in March 2012 is at a new high of 66,600.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Morgantown is at a new high of 62,720.

Employment: CES, CPS

Morgantown, West Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	66,600	100	62,720	718
February 2012	66,500	0	62,002	803
January 2012	66,500	100	61,199	992
December 2011	66,400	0	60,207	227
November 2011	66,400	100	59,980	229
October 2011	66,300	500	59,751	295
September 2011	65,800	399	59,456	109
August 2011	65,400	100	59,347	-121
July 2011	65,300	200	59,468	-169
June 2011	65,100	-200	59,637	-106
May 2011	65,300	-100	59,743	59
April 2011	65,400	500	59,684	111
March 2011	64,900	-399	59,573	1