Utah Job Growth

There were 1,221,400 jobs in Utah in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,260,243 employed persons for the month. Utah added 6,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 10,028 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Utah job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,221,400	+6,400	+36,000
CPS	1,260,243	+10,028	+6,052

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 December 2007 for Utah at 1,264,500. Since then 43,100 jobs have been lost in Utah according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,173,000 in February 2010, Utah has gained 48,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Utah reached a maximum of 1,331,289 in February 2008. 71,046 jobs have been lost in Utah since then according to the household survey. From a September 2011 low of 1,242,308, Utah has added 17,935 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,221,400	6,400	1,260,243	10,028
November 2011	1,215,000	-4,100	1,250,215	7,471
October 2011	1,219,100	2,300	1,242,744	436
September 2011	1,216,800	-900	1,242,308	-1,018
August 2011	1,217,700	4,700	1,243,326	-5,050
July 2011	1,213,000	9,700	1,248,376	-7,021
June 2011	1,203,300	500	1,255,397	-6,342
May 2011	1,202,800	4,100	1,261,739	3,158
April 2011	1,198,700	4,400	1,258,581	4,361
March 2011	1,194,300	4,300	1,254,220	2,331
February 2011	1,190,000	-400	1,251,889	-546
January 2011	1,190,400	5,000	1,252,435	-1,756
December 2010	1,185,400	900	1,254,191	-996