Ames, Iowa Job Growth

There were 54,000 jobs in Ames, Iowa in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,457 employed persons for the month. Ames lost 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 5 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ames job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	54,000	-100	+1,100
CPS	56,457	-5	+226

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

Ames, Iowa Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Ames 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 Ames, Iowa

CES employment for Ames peaked in December 2017 at 54,100. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Ames according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 56,586 for Ames in September 2017. 129 jobs have been lost in Ames since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 56,187, Ames has added 270 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ames, Iowa Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	54,000	-100	56,457	-5
January 2018	54,100	0	56,462	275
December 2017	54,100	100	56,187	-207
November 2017	54,000	100	56,394	-152
October 2017	53,900	300	56,546	-40
September 2017	53,600	100	56,586	37
August 2017	53,500	200	56,549	227
July 2017	53,300	400	56,322	104
June 2017	52,900	400	56,218	245
May 2017	52,500	-400	55,973	-339
April 2017	52,900	0	56,312	-46
March 2017	52,900	0	56,358	127