Fort Smith, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 111,700 jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 112,830 employed persons for the month. Fort Smith added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 60 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Smith job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	111,700	+100	+200
CPS	112,830	-60	-1,624

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 10,200 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 2,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 124,041 for Fort Smith in December 2007. 11,211 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 758 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 2018	111,700	100	112,830	-60
September 2018	111,600	-800	112,890	-254
August 2018	112,400	100	113,144	-119
July 2018	112,300	-200	113,263	267
June 2018	112,500	400	112,996	-309
May 2018	112,100	-200	113,305	-322
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