Colorado Job Growth

There were 2,244,800 jobs in Colorado in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,511,348 employed persons for the month. Colorado lost 4,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 12,335 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Colorado job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,244,800	-4,400	+23,600
CPS	2,511,348	+12,335	+80,931

Colorado Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Colorado 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 in Colorado

CES employment peaked in April 2008 for Colorado at 2,361,400. Since then 116,600 jobs have been lost in Colorado according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,210,300 in January 2010, Colorado has gained 34,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Colorado reached a maximum of 2,622,356 in February 2008. 111,008 jobs have been lost in Colorado since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 2,427,425, Colorado has added 83,923 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,244,800	-4,400	2,511,348	12,335
November 2011	2,249,200	-2,900	2,499,013	21,155
October 2011	2,252,100	6,200	2,477,858	18,993
September 2011	2,245,900	1,500	2,458,865	13,523
August 2011	2,244,400	2,700	2,445,342	-2,533
July 2011	2,241,700	3,400	2,447,875	-5,265
June 2011	2,238,300	6,600	2,453,140	-5,726
May 2011	2,231,700	1,600	2,458,866	4,527
April 2011	2,230,100	4,100	2,454,339	14,379
March 2011	2,226,000	-1,700	2,439,960	10,076
February 2011	2,227,700	2,400	2,429,884	2,459
January 2011	2,225,300	4,100	2,427,425	-2,992
December 2010	2,221,200	-900	2,430,417	-2,249