Fort Smith, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 112,700 jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 114,153 employed persons for the month. Fort Smith lost 0 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 23 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Smith job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	112,700	0	-200
CPS	114,153	-23	-269

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 9,200 jobs have been lost in Fort Smith according to the employer survey. From a trough of 108,800 in June 2011, Fort Smith has gained 3,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 124,089 for Fort Smith in December 2007. 9,936 jobs have been lost in Fort Smith since then according to the household survey. From a February 2014 low of 112,028, Fort Smith has added 2,125 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
October 2019	112,700	0	114,153	-23
September 2019	112,700	-100	114,176	-208
August 2019	112,800	-500	114,384	-229
July 2019	113,300	-300	114,613	-27
June 2019	113,600	0	114,640	-56
May 2019	113,600	0	114,696	13
April 2019	113,600	300	114,683	-14
March 2019	113,300	-300	114,697	15
February 2019	113,600	300	114,682	155
January 2019	113,300	-100	114,527	20
December 2018	113,400	-100	114,507	17
November 2018	113,500	600	114,490	68