Boulder, Colorado Job Growth

There were 164,900 jobs in Boulder, Colorado in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 166,430 employed persons for the month. Boulder added 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 296 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boulder job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	164,900	+1,000	+3,800
CPS	166,430	-296	+5,933

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

Boulder, Colorado Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Boulder as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Boulder, Colorado

CES employment for Boulder peaked in April 2008 at 169,200. Since then 4,300 jobs have been lost in Boulder according to the employer survey. From a trough of 157,700 in March 2010, Boulder has gained 7,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 173,420 for Boulder in April 2008. 6,990 jobs have been lost in Boulder since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 159,867, Boulder has added 6,563 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Boulder, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	164,900	1,000	166,430	-296
February 2012	163,900	-700	166,726	9
January 2012	164,600	900	166,717	554
December 2011	163,700	400	166,163	1,022
November 2011	163,300	0	165,141	1,262
October 2011	163,300	300	163,879	1,132
September 2011	163,000	200	162,747	779
August 2011	162,800	400	161,968	-63
July 2011	162,400	500	162,031	312
June 2011	161,900	-400	161,719	120
May 2011	162,300	400	161,599	431
April 2011	161,900	800	161,168	671
March 2011	161,100	-100	160,497	603