Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont Job Growth

There were 124,000 jobs in Burlington, Vermont in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 122,748 employed persons for the month. Burlington added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 492 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	124,000	+100	-1,200
CPS	122,748	+492	-318

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

Burlington, Vermont Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Burlington 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 Burlington, Vermont

CES employment for Burlington peaked in July 2016 at 126,000. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 123,800 in December 2017, Burlington has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 123,415 for Burlington in March 2017. 667 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey. From a June 2017 low of 121,985, Burlington has added 763 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	124,000	100	122,748	492
January 2018	123,900	100	122,256	-663
December 2017	123,800	-500	122,919	127
November 2017	124,300	-500	122,792	372
October 2017	124,800	-500	122,420	-101
September 2017	125,300	200	122,521	48
August 2017	125,100	-200	122,473	261
July 2017	125,300	-300	122,212	227
June 2017	125,600	600	121,985	-333
May 2017	125,000	-300	122,318	-771
April 2017	125,300	200	123,089	-326
March 2017	125,100	-100	123,415	349