Colorado Job Growth

There were 2,291,800 jobs in Colorado in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,515,317 employed persons for the month. Colorado added 1,200 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 6,209 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Colorado job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,291,800	+1,200	+39,800
CPS	2,515,317	-6,209	+22,196

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 2,360,800. Since then 69,000 jobs have been lost in Colorado according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,209,200 in January 2010, Colorado has gained 82,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Colorado reached a maximum of 2,612,370 in March 2008. 97,053 jobs have been lost in Colorado since then according to the household survey. From a October 2010 low of 2,476,944, Colorado has added 38,373 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,291,800	1,200	2,515,317	-6,209
March 2012	2,290,600	2,700	2,521,526	2,945
February 2012	2,287,900	3,700	2,518,581	1,505
January 2012	2,284,200	18,900	2,517,076	-1,867
December 2011	2,265,300	0	2,518,943	5,768
November 2011	2,265,300	-2,700	2,513,175	6,210
October 2011	2,268,000	5,100	2,506,965	6,821
September 2011	2,262,900	2,900	2,500,144	6,126
August 2011	2,260,000	2,400	2,494,018	3,631
July 2011	2,257,600	6,800	2,490,387	426
June 2011	2,250,800	-100	2,489,961	-1,610
May 2011	2,250,900	-1,100	2,491,571	-1,550
April 2011	2,252,000	7,300	2,493,121	605