Vermont Job Growth

There were 313,900 jobs in Vermont in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 332,250 employed persons for the month. Vermont lost 1,200 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 241 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Vermont job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	313,900	-1,200	-1,400
CPS	332,250	-241	-3,731

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 peaked in March 2019 for Vermont at 318,800. Since then 4,900 jobs have been lost in Vermont according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Vermont reached a maximum of 344,135 in April 2006. 11,885 jobs have been lost in Vermont since then according to the household survey. From a October 2015 low of 331,636, Vermont has added 614 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	313,900	-1,200	332,250	-241
December 2019	315,100	-300	332,491	73
November 2019	315,400	-700	332,418	-4
October 2019	316,100	700	332,422	-287
September 2019	315,400	-500	332,709	-453
August 2019	315,900	-900	333,162	-619
July 2019	316,800	500	333,781	-618
June 2019	316,300	700	334,399	-571
May 2019	315,600	-1,200	334,970	-475
April 2019	316,800	-2,000	335,445	-327
March 2019	318,800	1,800	335,772	-166
February 2019	317,000	1,700	335,938	-43