Provo-Orem, Utah Job Growth

There were 252,900 jobs in Provo, Utah in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 281,091 employed persons for the month. Provo lost 22,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 23,134 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Provo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	252,900	-22,700	-16,500
CPS	281,091	-23,134	-22,148

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 peaked in February 2020 at 276,600. Since then 23,700 jobs have been lost in Provo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 311,712 for Provo in December 2019. 30,621 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
April 2020	252,900	-22,700	281,091	-23,134
March 2020	275,600	-1,000	304,225	-6,506
February 2020	276,600	1,200	310,731	545
January 2020	275,400	-600	310,186	-1,526
December 2019	276,000	900	311,712	981
November 2019	275,100	900	310,731	1,200
October 2019	274,200	2,200	309,531	1,338
September 2019	272,000	900	308,193	1,380
August 2019	271,100	1,500	306,813	1,258
July 2019	269,600	-500	305,555	986
June 2019	270,100	600	304,569	733
May 2019	269,500	100	303,836	597