Pine Bluff, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 31,000 jobs in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 31,455 employed persons for the month. Pine Bluff added 500 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,234 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pine Bluff job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	31,000	+500	-1,800
CPS	31,455	+1,234	-1,514

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 12,000 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff according to the employer survey. From a trough of 30,500 in April 2020, Pine Bluff has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 43,307 for Pine Bluff in July 2005. 11,852 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 30,221, Pine Bluff has added 1,234 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
May 2020	31,000	500	31,455	1,234
April 2020	30,500	-1,700	30,221	-2,745
March 2020	32,200	-299	32,966	-97
February 2020	32,500	-300	33,063	-5
January 2020	32,800	200	33,068	-61
December 2019	32,600	100	33,129	4
November 2019	32,500	-100	33,125	14
October 2019	32,600	0	33,111	27
September 2019	32,600	0	33,084	42
August 2019	32,600	0	33,042	48
July 2019	32,600	100	32,994	31
June 2019	32,500	-300	32,963	-6