Medford, Oregon Job Growth

There were 74,500 jobs in Medford, Oregon in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 90,621 employed persons for the month. Medford lost 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 414 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Medford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	74,500	-200	+300
CPS	90,621	-414	-627

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

Medford, Oregon Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Medford 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 Medford, Oregon

CES employment for Medford peaked in August 2007 at 84,700. Since then 10,200 jobs have been lost in Medford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 73,700 in September 2010, Medford has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 95,853 for Medford in January 2007. 5,232 jobs have been lost in Medford since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 88,919, Medford has added 1,702 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Medford, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	74,500	-200	90,621	-414
February 2012	74,700	400	91,035	-633
January 2012	74,300	400	91,668	-879
December 2011	73,900	-900	92,547	-543
November 2011	74,800	-800	93,090	78
October 2011	75,600	300	93,012	469
September 2011	75,300	1,000	92,543	221
August 2011	74,300	-700	92,322	175
July 2011	75,000	1,000	92,147	536
June 2011	74,000	-100	91,611	121
May 2011	74,100	-500	91,490	254
April 2011	74,600	400	91,236	-12
March 2011	74,200	-800	91,248	479