Vermont Job Growth

There were 319,000 jobs in Vermont in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 340,523 employed persons for the month. Vermont added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 27 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Vermont job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	319,000	+200	+2,800
CPS	340,523	+27	+3,660

Vermont Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Vermont 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 Vermont

CES employment in July 2019 for Vermont is at a new high of 319,000.

CPS employment in Vermont reached a maximum of 344,135 in April 2006. 3,612 jobs have been lost in Vermont since then according to the household survey. From a October 2015 low of 331,510, Vermont has added 9,013 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	319,000	200	340,523	27
June 2019	318,800	500	340,496	767
May 2019	318,300	0	339,729	959
April 2019	318,300	1,400	338,770	899
March 2019	316,900	-200	337,871	486
February 2019	317,100	1,700	337,385	548
January 2019	315,400	-1,200	336,837	309
December 2018	316,600	-300	336,528	8
November 2018	316,900	200	336,520	-45
October 2018	316,700	2,400	336,565	-103
September 2018	314,300	-3,100	336,668	-87
August 2018	317,400	1,200	336,755	-108