Colorado Job Growth

There were 2,749,600 jobs in Colorado in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,023,635 employed persons for the month. Colorado added 700 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 5,339 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Colorado job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,749,600	+700	+44,800
CPS	3,023,635	+5,339	+56,924

Colorado Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Colorado 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 Colorado

CES employment in February 2019 for Colorado is at a new high of 2,749,600.

CPS employment in Colorado for February 2019 is at a new high of 3,023,635.

Employment: CES, CPS

Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	2,749,600	700	3,023,635	5,339
January 2019	2,748,900	2,000	3,018,296	3,152
December 2018	2,746,900	7,200	3,015,144	-391
November 2018	2,739,700	900	3,015,535	852
October 2018	2,738,800	6,600	3,014,683	4,601
September 2018	2,732,200	-2,500	3,010,082	5,677
August 2018	2,734,700	400	3,004,405	5,596
July 2018	2,734,300	7,700	2,998,809	5,681
June 2018	2,726,600	6,000	2,993,128	5,317
May 2018	2,720,600	4,500	2,987,811	6,184
April 2018	2,716,100	5,900	2,981,627	7,252
March 2018	2,710,200	5,400	2,974,375	7,664