Bend, Oregon Job Growth

There were 59,700 jobs in Bend, Oregon in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,042 employed persons for the month. Bend lost 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 306 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	59,700	-400	-600
CPS	70,042	-306	+885

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

Bend, Oregon Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bend as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Bend, Oregon

CES employment for Bend peaked in March 2007 at 72,000. Since then 12,300 jobs have been lost in Bend according to the employer survey. From a trough of 59,700 in February 2011, Bend has gained 0 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,796 for Bend in January 2007. 7,754 jobs have been lost in Bend since then according to the household survey. From a November 2010 low of 69,138, Bend has added 904 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bend, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	59,700	-400	70,042	-306
November 2011	60,100	-600	70,348	-36
October 2011	60,700	-300	70,384	149
September 2011	61,000	500	70,235	214
August 2011	60,500	-200	70,021	198
July 2011	60,700	700	69,823	345
June 2011	60,000	0	69,478	-149
May 2011	60,000	100	69,627	10
April 2011	59,900	-100	69,617	-3
March 2011	60,000	300	69,620	390
February 2011	59,700	-400	69,230	27
January 2011	60,100	-200	69,203	46
December 2010	60,300	-200	69,157	19