Boise City-Nampa, Idaho Job Growth

There were 256,100 jobs in Boise City, Idaho in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 273,572 employed persons for the month. Boise City added 100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 448 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boise City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	256,100	+100	+6,100
CPS	273,572	+448	+8,759

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 279,600. Since then 23,500 jobs have been lost in Boise City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 250,000 in December 2010, Boise City has gained 6,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 286,952 for Boise City in February 2007. 13,380 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 9,515 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
December 2011	256,100	100	273,572	448
November 2011	256,000	-1,300	273,124	1,191
October 2011	257,300	-99	271,933	1,133
September 2011	257,400	1,799	270,800	751
August 2011	255,600	1,100	270,049	948
July 2011	254,500	1,700	269,101	978
June 2011	252,800	-800	268,123	353
May 2011	253,600	0	267,770	1,211
April 2011	253,600	0	266,559	1,578
March 2011	253,600	1,100	264,981	924
February 2011	252,500	500	264,057	-204
January 2011	252,000	2,000	264,261	-552
December 2010	250,000	-400	264,813	-289