Jonesboro, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 60,100 jobs in Jonesboro, Arkansas in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,544 employed persons for the month. Jonesboro added 300 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 169 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jonesboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	60,100	+300	+1,400
CPS	63,544	+169	+1,006

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 October 2019 is at a new high of 60,100.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Jonesboro is at a new high of 63,544.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jonesboro, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	60,100	300	63,544	169
September 2019	59,800	200	63,375	77
August 2019	59,600	100	63,298	30
July 2019	59,500	100	63,268	152
June 2019	59,400	100	63,116	84
May 2019	59,300	200	63,032	92
April 2019	59,100	100	62,940	113
March 2019	59,000	100	62,827	96
February 2019	58,900	100	62,731	123
January 2019	58,800	100	62,608	82
December 2018	58,700	0	62,526	-8
November 2018	58,700	0	62,534	-4