Fort Smith, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 112,200 jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 113,348 employed persons for the month. Fort Smith lost 100 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 279 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Smith job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	112,200	-100	-400
CPS	113,348	-279	-1,494

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

Fort Smith, Arkansas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Arkansas

CES employment for Fort Smith peaked in November 2007 at 121,900. Since then 9,700 jobs have been lost in Fort Smith according to the employer survey. From a trough of 108,900 in June 2011, Fort Smith has gained 3,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 124,041 for Fort Smith in December 2007. 10,693 jobs have been lost in Fort Smith since then according to the household survey. From a February 2014 low of 112,072, Fort Smith has added 1,276 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Smith, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	112,200	-100	113,348	-279
April 2018	112,300	100	113,627	-350
March 2018	112,200	0	113,977	88
February 2018	112,200	300	113,889	45
January 2018	111,900	300	113,844	-428
December 2017	111,600	-500	114,272	-131
November 2017	112,100	600	114,403	-51
October 2017	111,500	-1,000	114,454	-70
September 2017	112,500	100	114,524	-29
August 2017	112,400	100	114,553	-40
July 2017	112,300	-200	114,593	-92
June 2017	112,500	-100	114,685	-157