Grand Junction, Colorado Job Growth

There were 65,500 jobs in Grand Junction, Colorado in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 74,689 employed persons for the month. Grand Junction added 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 770 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Grand Junction job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,500	+300	+2,000
CPS	74,689	+770	+2,474

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

Grand Junction, Colorado Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Grand Junction 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 for Grand Junction, Colorado

CES employment for Grand Junction peaked in August 2008 at 66,700. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in Grand Junction according to the employer survey. From a trough of 58,300 in September 2010, Grand Junction has gained 7,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 79,663 for Grand Junction in November 2008. 4,974 jobs have been lost in Grand Junction since then according to the household survey. From a February 2013 low of 66,969, Grand Junction has added 7,720 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Grand Junction, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	65,500	300	74,689	770
January 2019	65,200	299	73,919	888
December 2018	64,900	0	73,031	-40
November 2018	64,900	500	73,071	183
October 2018	64,400	0	72,888	240
September 2018	64,400	100	72,648	249
August 2018	64,300	100	72,399	-617
July 2018	64,200	0	73,016	-127
June 2018	64,200	200	73,143	35
May 2018	64,000	-200	73,108	227
April 2018	64,200	300	72,881	372
March 2018	63,900	400	72,509	294