Idaho Job Growth

There were 736,300 jobs in Idaho in June 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 841,898 employed persons for the month. Idaho added 24,800 jobs in June 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 38,885 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Idaho job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	June 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	736,300	+24,800	-22,900
CPS	841,898	+38,885	-13,722

Idaho Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Idaho 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 Idaho

CES employment peaked in February 2020 for Idaho at 771,800. Since then 35,500 jobs have been lost in Idaho according to the employer survey. From a trough of 688,700 in April 2020, Idaho has gained 47,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Idaho reached a maximum of 872,658 in March 2020. 30,760 jobs have been lost in Idaho since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 781,553, Idaho has added 60,345 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
June 2020	736,300	24,800	841,898	38,885
May 2020	711,500	22,800	803,013	21,460
April 2020	688,700	-78,500	781,553	-91,105
March 2020	767,200	-4,600	872,658	4,836
February 2020	771,800	2,700	867,822	2,501
January 2020	769,100	0	865,321	2,052
December 2019	769,100	4,300	863,269	-232
November 2019	764,800	1,900	863,501	26
October 2019	762,900	-1,400	863,475	1,253
September 2019	764,300	600	862,222	1,868
August 2019	763,700	3,100	860,354	2,229
July 2019	760,600	1,400	858,125	2,505