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Utah Job Growth

There were 1,286,100 jobs in Utah in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,316,586 employed persons for the month. Utah lost 1,600 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 11,876 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Utah job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,286,100 -1,600 +43,700
CPS 1,316,586 +11,876 +42,981

Utah Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Utah 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 Utah

CES employment peaked in March 2013 for Utah at 1,287,700. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in Utah according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Utah reached a maximum of 1,339,691 in February 2008. 23,105 jobs have been lost in Utah since then according to the household survey. From a October 2010 low of 1,249,036, Utah has added 67,550 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 1,286,100 -1,600 1,316,586 11,876
March 2013 1,287,700 6,200 1,304,710 8,891
February 2013 1,281,500 16,900 1,295,819 4,956
January 2013 1,264,600 -1,600 1,290,863 3,745
December 2012 1,266,200 2,900 1,287,118 2,381
November 2012 1,263,300 2,600 1,284,737 2,633
October 2012 1,260,700 3,500 1,282,104 3,010
September 2012 1,257,200 3,300 1,279,094 2,801
August 2012 1,253,900 2,400 1,276,293 1,884
July 2012 1,251,500 300 1,274,409 693
June 2012 1,251,200 1,700 1,273,716 31
May 2012 1,249,500 7,100 1,273,685 80
April 2012 1,242,400 6,500 1,273,605 937

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