Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont Job Growth

There were 114,400 jobs in Burlington, Vermont in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 112,342 employed persons for the month. Burlington added 500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 173 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	114,400	+500	+1,400
CPS	112,342	-173	+734

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

Burlington, Vermont Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Burlington 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 Burlington, Vermont

CES employment for Burlington peaked in December 2007 at 114,700. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 110,300 in July 2009, Burlington has gained 4,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 113,529 for Burlington in November 2011. 1,187 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	114,400	500	112,342	-173
February 2012	113,900	0	112,515	-327
January 2012	113,900	-200	112,842	-332
December 2011	114,100	-100	113,174	-355
November 2011	114,200	-200	113,529	260
October 2011	114,400	400	113,269	407
September 2011	114,000	600	112,862	636
August 2011	113,400	100	112,226	-274
July 2011	113,300	400	112,500	-82
June 2011	112,900	-200	112,582	135
May 2011	113,100	100	112,447	568
April 2011	113,000	0	111,879	271
March 2011	113,000	-300	111,608	386