Boise City, Idaho Job Growth

There were 329,000 jobs in Boise City, Idaho in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 347,681 employed persons for the month. Boise City lost 0 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 801 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boise City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	329,000	0	+8,500
CPS	347,681	-801	+7,556

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

Boise City, Idaho Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Boise City 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 Boise City, Idaho

CES employment for Boise City peaked in August 2018 at 329,200. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Boise City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 329,000 in September 2018, Boise City has gained 0 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 348,482 for Boise City in September 2018. 801 jobs have been lost in Boise City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Boise City, Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	329,000	0	347,681	-801
September 2018	329,000	-200	348,482	992
August 2018	329,200	700	347,490	243
July 2018	328,500	1,200	347,247	676
June 2018	327,300	1,700	346,571	1,284
May 2018	325,600	0	345,287	326
April 2018	325,600	600	344,961	-198
March 2018	325,000	500	345,159	187
February 2018	324,500	800	344,972	672
January 2018	323,700	2,400	344,300	2,094
December 2017	321,300	100	342,206	885
November 2017	321,200	700	341,321	1,196