Boise City-Nampa, Idaho Job Growth

There were 260,600 jobs in Boise City, Idaho in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 278,549 employed persons for the month. Boise City added 2,400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,583 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boise City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	260,600	+2,400	+5,400
CPS	278,549	+2,583	+13,568

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

Boise City, Idaho Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Boise City 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 Boise City, Idaho

CES employment for Boise City peaked in March 2007 at 279,700. Since then 19,100 jobs have been lost in Boise City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 252,000 in June 2010, Boise City has gained 8,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 286,952 for Boise City in February 2007. 8,403 jobs have been lost in Boise City since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 264,057, Boise City has added 14,492 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Boise City, Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	260,600	2,400	278,549	2,583
February 2012	258,200	500	275,966	1,405
January 2012	257,700	-600	274,561	989
December 2011	258,300	-200	273,572	448
November 2011	258,500	100	273,124	1,191
October 2011	258,400	-200	271,933	1,133
September 2011	258,600	1,400	270,800	751
August 2011	257,200	900	270,049	948
July 2011	256,300	1,400	269,101	978
June 2011	254,900	-700	268,123	353
May 2011	255,600	-700	267,770	1,211
April 2011	256,300	1,100	266,559	1,578
March 2011	255,200	-300	264,981	924