Pine Bluff, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 32,600 jobs in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 32,915 employed persons for the month. Pine Bluff lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 44 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pine Bluff job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	32,600	-100	-200
CPS	32,915	-44	-841

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 10,400 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 43,305 for Pine Bluff in September 2005. 10,390 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff since then according to the household survey. From a June 2018 low of 32,893, Pine Bluff has added 22 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
October 2018	32,600	-100	32,915	-44
September 2018	32,700	-99	32,959	-111
August 2018	32,800	0	33,070	-67
July 2018	32,800	99	33,137	244
June 2018	32,700	-99	32,893	-92
May 2018	32,800	99	32,985	-82
April 2018	32,700	-99	33,067	-96
March 2018	32,800	-100	33,163	-28
February 2018	32,900	199	33,191	22
January 2018	32,700	-99	33,169	-368
December 2017	32,800	0	33,537	-106
November 2017	32,800	0	33,643	-113