Idaho Job Growth

There were 612,100 jobs in Idaho in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 698,374 employed persons for the month. Idaho added 2,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,546 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Idaho job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	612,100	+2,100	+8,100
CPS	698,374	+2,546	+12,826

Idaho Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Idaho 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 Idaho

CES employment peaked in June 2007 for Idaho at 657,800. Since then 45,700 jobs have been lost in Idaho according to the employer survey. From a trough of 599,900 in September 2010, Idaho has gained 12,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Idaho reached a maximum of 731,939 in May 2007. 33,565 jobs have been lost in Idaho since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 685,548, Idaho has added 12,826 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	612,100	2,100	698,374	2,546
November 2011	610,000	-200	695,828	3,085
October 2011	610,200	1,300	692,743	2,339
September 2011	608,900	1,700	690,404	1,546
August 2011	607,200	1,500	688,858	-1,285
July 2011	605,700	2,100	690,143	-1,718
June 2011	603,600	-3,700	691,861	-2,485
May 2011	607,300	0	694,346	2,167
April 2011	607,300	-1,100	692,179	3,244
March 2011	608,400	-700	688,935	2,255
February 2011	609,100	-1,400	686,680	879
January 2011	610,500	6,500	685,801	253
December 2010	604,000	400	685,548	-64