Greeley, Colorado Job Growth

There were 81,400 jobs in Greeley, Colorado in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 111,752 employed persons for the month. Greeley added 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,261 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Greeley job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	81,400	+100	+800
CPS	111,752	+1,261	+4,447

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

Greeley, Colorado Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Greeley 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 Greeley, Colorado

CES employment for Greeley peaked in June 2008 at 83,400. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Greeley according to the employer survey. From a trough of 77,200 in December 2009, Greeley has gained 4,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 114,351 for Greeley in November 2007. 2,599 jobs have been lost in Greeley since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 106,123, Greeley has added 5,629 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Greeley, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	81,400	100	111,752	1,261
February 2012	81,300	700	110,491	1,027
January 2012	80,600	0	109,464	486
December 2011	80,600	-400	108,978	833
November 2011	81,000	400	108,145	657
October 2011	80,600	0	107,488	146
September 2011	80,600	-400	107,342	-385
August 2011	81,000	200	107,727	-263
July 2011	80,800	0	107,990	-961
June 2011	80,800	-200	108,951	-517
May 2011	81,000	100	109,468	958
April 2011	80,900	300	108,510	1,205
March 2011	80,600	500	107,305	940