Pueblo, Colorado Job Growth

There were 58,200 jobs in Pueblo, Colorado in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 69,440 employed persons for the month. Pueblo lost 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 160 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pueblo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,200	-300	+1,400
CPS	69,440	+160	+2,877

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

Pueblo, Colorado Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Pueblo peaked in September 2011 at 59,300. Since then 1,100 jobs have been lost in Pueblo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 69,673 for Pueblo in October 2007. 233 jobs have been lost in Pueblo since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 66,300, Pueblo has added 3,140 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Pueblo, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	58,200	-300	69,440	160
November 2011	58,500	-700	69,280	398
October 2011	59,200	-100	68,882	464
September 2011	59,300	700	68,418	409
August 2011	58,600	-600	68,009	174
July 2011	59,200	600	67,835	523
June 2011	58,600	400	67,312	281
May 2011	58,200	-200	67,031	202
April 2011	58,400	1,300	66,829	390
March 2011	57,100	-700	66,439	62
February 2011	57,800	700	66,377	77
January 2011	57,100	300	66,300	-263
December 2010	56,800	-300	66,563	-48