Pine Bluff, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 32,800 jobs in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 33,233 employed persons for the month. Pine Bluff added 99 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 12 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pine Bluff job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	32,800	+99	+99
CPS	33,233	+12	-536

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

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff, Arkansas

CES employment for Pine Bluff peaked in April 2005 at 43,000. Since then 10,200 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff according to the employer survey. From a trough of 32,700 in February 2017, Pine Bluff has gained 99 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 43,305 for Pine Bluff in September 2005. 10,072 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 33,221, Pine Bluff has added 12 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	32,800	99	33,233	12
January 2018	32,700	-99	33,221	-423
December 2017	32,800	0	33,644	-403
November 2017	32,800	0	34,047	-267
October 2017	32,800	-100	34,314	-87
September 2017	32,900	100	34,401	-68
August 2017	32,800	0	34,469	-103
July 2017	32,800	0	34,572	181
June 2017	32,800	-100	34,391	132
May 2017	32,900	-200	34,259	230
April 2017	33,100	300	34,029	199
March 2017	32,800	99	33,830	61