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Colorado Job Growth

There were 2,362,700 jobs in Colorado in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,575,214 employed persons for the month. Colorado added 11,600 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 7,404 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Colorado job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,362,700 +11,600 +63,200
CPS 2,575,214 +7,404 +54,715

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 May 2008 for Colorado at 2,363,500. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Colorado according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,208,700 in January 2010, Colorado has gained 154,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Colorado reached a maximum of 2,611,347 in March 2008. 36,133 jobs have been lost in Colorado since then according to the household survey. From a October 2010 low of 2,470,648, Colorado has added 104,566 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Colorado Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 2,362,700 11,600 2,575,214 7,404
March 2013 2,351,100 -2,000 2,567,810 4,649
February 2013 2,353,100 11,000 2,563,161 10,366
January 2013 2,342,100 6,300 2,552,795 11,790
December 2012 2,335,800 2,900 2,541,005 4,536
November 2012 2,332,900 6,600 2,536,469 4,920
October 2012 2,326,300 9,000 2,531,549 5,557
September 2012 2,317,300 4,400 2,525,992 5,038
August 2012 2,312,900 2,000 2,520,954 3,011
July 2012 2,310,900 5,000 2,517,943 315
June 2012 2,305,900 4,700 2,517,628 -1,352
May 2012 2,301,200 1,700 2,518,980 -1,519
April 2012 2,299,500 4,600 2,520,499 13

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