Provo-Orem, Utah Job Growth

There were 262,300 jobs in Provo, Utah in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 295,474 employed persons for the month. Provo added 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 760 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Provo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	262,300	+600	+10,200
CPS	295,474	-760	+2,758

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

Provo, Utah Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Provo 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 Provo, Utah

CES employment for Provo in October 2018 is at a new high of 262,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 298,329 for Provo in April 2018. 2,855 jobs have been lost in Provo since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Provo, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	262,300	600	295,474	-760
September 2018	261,700	1,099	296,234	-851
August 2018	260,600	1,700	297,085	-1,162
July 2018	258,899	1,699	298,247	20
June 2018	257,200	1,500	298,227	9
May 2018	255,700	-600	298,218	-111
April 2018	256,300	400	298,329	229
March 2018	255,900	1,300	298,100	1,267
February 2018	254,600	-700	296,833	1,535
January 2018	255,300	700	295,298	-130
December 2017	254,600	1,700	295,428	1,307
November 2017	252,900	800	294,121	1,405