Pine Bluff, Arkansas Job Growth

There were 33,200 jobs in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 33,515 employed persons for the month. Pine Bluff lost 0 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 52 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pine Bluff job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	33,200	0	-200
CPS	33,515	-52	-155

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 9,800 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff according to the employer survey. From a trough of 32,700 in January 2017, Pine Bluff has gained 499 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 43,307 for Pine Bluff in July 2005. 9,792 jobs have been lost in Pine Bluff since then according to the household survey. From a February 2017 low of 33,462, Pine Bluff has added 53 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
August 2019	33,200	0	33,515	-52
July 2019	33,200	100	33,567	24
June 2019	33,100	100	33,543	-17
May 2019	33,000	-200	33,560	11
April 2019	33,200	0	33,549	10
March 2019	33,200	100	33,539	-40
February 2019	33,100	0	33,579	-51
January 2019	33,100	-200	33,630	-55
December 2018	33,300	200	33,685	-9
November 2018	33,100	-200	33,694	-14
October 2018	33,300	0	33,708	4
September 2018	33,300	-100	33,704	34