Salt Lake City, Utah Job Growth

There were 624,900 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 562,558 employed persons for the month. Salt Lake City added 3,200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,034 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salt Lake City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	624,900	+3,200	+19,500
CPS	562,558	+5,034	+3,448

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

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake City, Utah

CES employment for Salt Lake City peaked in April 2008 at 644,600. Since then 19,700 jobs have been lost in Salt Lake City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 603,300 in February 2010, Salt Lake City has gained 21,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 591,010 for Salt Lake City in April 2008. 28,452 jobs have been lost in Salt Lake City since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 550,626, Salt Lake City has added 11,932 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salt Lake City, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	624,900	3,200	562,558	5,034
November 2011	621,700	1,200	557,524	3,832
October 2011	620,500	1,600	553,692	1,572
September 2011	618,900	1,000	552,120	1,494
August 2011	617,900	2,400	550,626	-842
July 2011	615,500	800	551,468	-2,429
June 2011	614,700	-900	553,897	-3,767
May 2011	615,600	1,400	557,664	-729
April 2011	614,200	-1,400	558,393	-784
March 2011	615,600	2,600	559,177	-70
February 2011	613,000	-200	559,247	-527
January 2011	613,200	7,800	559,774	664
December 2010	605,400	-3,400	559,110	-548