Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont Job Growth

There were 127,400 jobs in Burlington, Vermont in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 124,583 employed persons for the month. Burlington lost 200 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 258 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Burlington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	127,400	-200	+1,700
CPS	124,583	-258	+1,667

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 2019 at 128,699. Since then 1,299 jobs have been lost in Burlington according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 125,595 for Burlington in July 2019. 1,012 jobs have been lost in Burlington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Burlington, Vermont Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	127,400	-200	124,583	-258
October 2019	127,600	-200	124,841	-279
September 2019	127,800	-600	125,120	-388
August 2019	128,400	-299	125,508	-87
July 2019	128,699	500	125,595	291
June 2019	128,199	1,399	125,304	579
May 2019	126,800	600	124,725	559
April 2019	126,200	-100	124,166	529
March 2019	126,300	0	123,637	323
February 2019	126,300	1,100	123,314	283
January 2019	125,200	-700	123,031	101
December 2018	125,900	200	122,930	14