Jonesboro, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 59,300 jobs in Jonesboro, Arkansas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,645 employed persons for the month. Jonesboro added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jonesboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	59,300	+100	+1,400
CPS	62,645	+9	+217

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 2018 is at a new high of 59,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 62,689 for Jonesboro in August 2018. 44 jobs have been lost in Jonesboro since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 62,636, Jonesboro has added 9 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jonesboro, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	59,300	100	62,645	9
September 2018	59,200	400	62,636	-53
August 2018	58,800	200	62,689	35
July 2018	58,600	0	62,654	601
June 2018	58,600	0	62,053	13
May 2018	58,600	200	62,040	-145
April 2018	58,400	0	62,185	-155
March 2018	58,400	100	62,340	-34
February 2018	58,300	200	62,374	320
January 2018	58,100	200	62,054	-225
December 2017	57,900	0	62,279	-54
November 2017	57,900	0	62,333	-95