Vermont Job Growth

There were 300,400 jobs in Vermont in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 342,260 employed persons for the month. Vermont lost 1,500 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 547 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Vermont job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	300,400	-1,500	+1,900
CPS	342,260	-547	+3,531

Vermont Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Vermont 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 Vermont

CES employment peaked in June 2007 for Vermont at 309,400. Since then 9,000 jobs have been lost in Vermont according to the employer survey. From a trough of 295,400 in July 2009, Vermont has gained 5,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Vermont reached a maximum of 344,558 in November 2006. 2,298 jobs have been lost in Vermont since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 333,319, Vermont has added 8,941 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	300,400	-1,500	342,260	-547
March 2012	301,900	100	342,807	-46
February 2012	301,800	1,000	342,853	515
January 2012	300,800	-600	342,338	657
December 2011	301,400	-800	341,681	790
November 2011	302,200	800	340,891	861
October 2011	301,400	1,100	340,030	981
September 2011	300,300	800	339,049	921
August 2011	299,500	200	338,128	544
July 2011	299,300	800	337,584	-38
June 2011	298,500	-500	337,622	-498
May 2011	299,000	500	338,120	-609
April 2011	298,500	-900	338,729	-347