Idaho Job Growth

There were 739,100 jobs in Idaho in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 830,616 employed persons for the month. Idaho added 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 853 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Idaho job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	739,100	+600	+15,300
CPS	830,616	+853	+13,890

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 July 2018 for Idaho at 741,000. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Idaho according to the employer survey. From a trough of 738,500 in September 2018, Idaho has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Idaho for October 2018 is at a new high of 830,616.

Employment: CES, CPS

Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	739,100	600	830,616	853
September 2018	738,500	-1,400	829,763	855
August 2018	739,900	-1,100	828,908	720
July 2018	741,000	2,600	828,188	1,075
June 2018	738,400	2,500	827,113	1,061
May 2018	735,900	1,200	826,052	1,229
April 2018	734,700	900	824,823	1,362
March 2018	733,800	1,200	823,461	2,001
February 2018	732,600	2,100	821,460	2,477
January 2018	730,500	2,400	818,983	2,372
December 2017	728,100	2,000	816,611	-340
November 2017	726,100	2,300	816,951	225