Boise City, Idaho Job Growth

There were 343,000 jobs in Boise City, Idaho in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 365,463 employed persons for the month. Boise City lost 1,900 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 722 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boise City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	343,000	-1,900	+8,600
CPS	365,463	+722	+9,796

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 September 2019 at 344,900. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Boise City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Boise City is at a new high of 365,463.

Employment: CES, CPS

Boise City, Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	343,000	-1,900	365,463	722
September 2019	344,900	1,200	364,741	1,507
August 2019	343,700	400	363,234	1,194
July 2019	343,300	500	362,040	1,283
June 2019	342,800	700	360,757	1,284
May 2019	342,100	200	359,473	751
April 2019	341,900	500	358,722	1,037
March 2019	341,400	800	357,685	788
February 2019	340,600	3,200	356,897	937
January 2019	337,400	1,300	355,960	502
December 2018	336,100	1,300	355,458	-127
November 2018	334,800	400	355,585	-82