Idaho Job Growth

There were 732,200 jobs in Idaho in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 821,448 employed persons for the month. Idaho added 1,700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,465 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Idaho job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	732,200	+1,700	+24,000
CPS	821,448	+2,465	+25,831

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 in February 2018 for Idaho is at a new high of 732,200.

CPS employment in Idaho for February 2018 is at a new high of 821,448.

Employment: CES, CPS

Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	732,200	1,700	821,448	2,465
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
October 2017	723,800	4,100	816,726	2,226
September 2017	719,700	2,200	814,500	3,036
August 2017	717,500	1,800	811,464	3,235
July 2017	715,700	-500	808,229	3,128
June 2017	716,200	2,900	805,101	2,579
May 2017	713,300	2,100	802,522	2,386
April 2017	711,200	400	800,136	2,295
March 2017	710,800	2,600	797,841	2,224