Utah Job Growth

There were 1,231,100 jobs in Utah in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,265,335 employed persons for the month. Utah added 4,800 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,582 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Utah job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,231,100	+4,800	+28,800
CPS	1,265,335	+2,582	+16,469

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 1,265,200. Since then 34,100 jobs have been lost in Utah according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,171,800 in February 2010, Utah has gained 59,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Utah reached a maximum of 1,341,190 in February 2008. 75,855 jobs have been lost in Utah since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 1,244,017, Utah has added 21,318 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,231,100	4,800	1,265,335	2,582
March 2012	1,226,300	200	1,262,753	4,719
February 2012	1,226,100	4,000	1,258,034	3,367
January 2012	1,222,100	-900	1,254,667	1,301
December 2011	1,223,000	4,400	1,253,366	2,238
November 2011	1,218,600	-1,500	1,251,128	2,211
October 2011	1,220,100	1,300	1,248,917	2,358
September 2011	1,218,800	4,200	1,246,559	1,911
August 2011	1,214,600	4,900	1,244,648	631
July 2011	1,209,700	6,500	1,244,017	-971
June 2011	1,203,200	1,200	1,244,988	-1,963
May 2011	1,202,000	-300	1,246,951	-1,915
April 2011	1,202,300	5,100	1,248,866	-895