Colorado Job Growth

There were 2,707,800 jobs in Colorado in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,958,686 employed persons for the month. Colorado added 5,400 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 9,213 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Colorado job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,707,800	+5,400	+62,200
CPS	2,958,686	+9,213	+82,733

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 March 2018 for Colorado is at a new high of 2,707,800.

CPS employment in Colorado for March 2018 is at a new high of 2,958,686.

Employment: CES, CPS

Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	2,707,800	5,400	2,958,686	9,213
February 2018	2,702,400	9,200	2,949,473	7,748
January 2018	2,693,200	6,400	2,941,725	3,763
December 2017	2,686,800	6,100	2,937,962	-1,109
November 2017	2,680,700	5,600	2,939,071	252
October 2017	2,675,100	4,200	2,938,819	5,843
September 2017	2,670,900	2,600	2,932,976	8,499
August 2017	2,668,300	8,700	2,924,477	9,486
July 2017	2,659,600	4,600	2,914,991	9,936
June 2017	2,655,000	4,400	2,905,055	9,347
May 2017	2,650,600	3,300	2,895,708	9,780
April 2017	2,647,300	1,700	2,885,928	9,975