Vermont Job Growth

There were 312,900 jobs in Vermont in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 338,281 employed persons for the month. Vermont lost 800 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 904 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Vermont job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	312,900	-800	-1,800
CPS	338,281	-904	+3,674

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 July 2016 for Vermont at 316,000. Since then 3,100 jobs have been lost in Vermont according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Vermont reached a maximum of 344,135 in April 2006. 5,854 jobs have been lost in Vermont since then according to the household survey. From a October 2015 low of 331,320, Vermont has added 6,961 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	312,900	-800	338,281	-904
July 2018	313,700	-1,900	339,185	-324
June 2018	315,600	700	339,509	322
May 2018	314,900	-200	339,187	764
April 2018	315,100	600	338,423	1,047
March 2018	314,500	500	337,376	1,173
February 2018	314,000	-200	336,203	970
January 2018	314,200	700	335,233	413
December 2017	313,500	-1,000	334,820	-33
November 2017	314,500	-500	334,853	-33
October 2017	315,000	600	334,886	96
September 2017	314,400	-300	334,790	183