Jonesboro, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 58,300 jobs in Jonesboro, Arkansas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,364 employed persons for the month. Jonesboro added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 470 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jonesboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,300	+200	+1,100
CPS	62,364	+470	+1,594

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

Jonesboro, Arkansas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro, Arkansas

CES employment for Jonesboro in February 2018 is at a new high of 58,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 62,899 for Jonesboro in July 2017. 535 jobs have been lost in Jonesboro since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 61,448, Jonesboro has added 916 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jonesboro, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	58,300	200	62,364	470
January 2018	58,100	200	61,894	446
December 2017	57,900	0	61,448	-493
November 2017	57,900	0	61,941	-346
October 2017	57,900	100	62,287	-202
September 2017	57,800	100	62,489	-27
August 2017	57,700	200	62,516	-383
July 2017	57,500	200	62,899	569
June 2017	57,300	0	62,330	598
May 2017	57,300	200	61,732	327
April 2017	57,100	-100	61,405	501
March 2017	57,200	0	60,904	134