Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont Job Growth

There were 123,400 jobs in Burlington, Vermont in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 122,555 employed persons for the month. Burlington lost 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 666 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	123,400	-400	-1,400
CPS	122,555	+666	+578

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 2,600 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 123,945 for Burlington in April 2018. 1,390 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 121,889, Burlington has added 666 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	123,400	-400	122,555	666
September 2018	123,800	200	121,889	-517
August 2018	123,600	-400	122,406	-623
July 2018	124,000	-100	123,029	-564
June 2018	124,100	-400	123,593	-339
May 2018	124,500	-200	123,932	-13
April 2018	124,700	500	123,945	410
March 2018	124,200	400	123,535	740
February 2018	123,800	-100	122,795	792
January 2018	123,900	100	122,003	251
December 2017	123,800	-500	121,752	-143
November 2017	124,300	-500	121,895	-82