Jonesboro, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 58,900 jobs in Jonesboro, Arkansas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,070 employed persons for the month. Jonesboro added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 259 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jonesboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,900	+100	+900
CPS	63,070	+259	+696

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 2019 is at a new high of 58,900.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Jonesboro is at a new high of 63,070.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jonesboro, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	58,900	100	63,070	259
January 2019	58,800	100	62,811	-7
December 2018	58,700	0	62,818	84
November 2018	58,700	0	62,734	92
October 2018	58,700	0	62,642	6
September 2018	58,700	200	62,636	-53
August 2018	58,500	100	62,689	35
July 2018	58,400	100	62,654	601
June 2018	58,300	-100	62,053	13
May 2018	58,400	400	62,040	-145
April 2018	58,000	-200	62,185	-155
March 2018	58,200	200	62,340	-34