Salem, Oregon Job Growth

There were 142,300 jobs in Salem, Oregon in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 180,282 employed persons for the month. Salem added 700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,084 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salem job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	142,300	+700	+100
CPS	180,282	+1,084	+1,753

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

Salem, Oregon Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Salem peaked in April 2008 at 153,700. Since then 11,400 jobs have been lost in Salem according to the employer survey. From a trough of 138,400 in August 2011, Salem has gained 3,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 183,146 for Salem in April 2008. 2,864 jobs have been lost in Salem since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 176,773, Salem has added 3,509 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salem, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	142,300	700	180,282	1,084
November 2011	141,600	200	179,198	791
October 2011	141,400	2,100	178,407	456
September 2011	139,300	900	177,951	-355
August 2011	138,400	-600	178,306	-515
July 2011	139,000	-2,900	178,821	-458
June 2011	141,900	-300	179,279	-58
May 2011	142,200	0	179,337	-184
April 2011	142,200	-800	179,521	-26
March 2011	143,000	0	179,547	565
February 2011	143,000	-100	178,982	250
January 2011	143,100	900	178,732	203
December 2010	142,200	-600	178,529	123