Washington Job Growth

There were 2,822,000 jobs in Washington in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,182,843 employed persons for the month. Washington lost 11,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,669 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Washington job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,822,000	-11,600	+40,400
CPS	3,182,843	+4,669	-18,300

Washington Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Washington 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 in Washington

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Washington at 2,975,600. Since then 153,600 jobs have been lost in Washington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,766,800 in February 2010, Washington has gained 55,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Washington reached a maximum of 3,291,479 in September 2008. 108,636 jobs have been lost in Washington since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 3,138,538, Washington has added 44,305 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,822,000	-11,600	3,182,843	4,669
November 2011	2,833,600	6,300	3,178,174	9,349
October 2011	2,827,300	14,500	3,168,825	14,687
September 2011	2,812,800	-5,700	3,154,138	15,600
August 2011	2,818,500	-2,300	3,138,538	-255
July 2011	2,820,800	11,200	3,138,793	-16,095
June 2011	2,809,600	-1,600	3,154,888	-11,871
May 2011	2,811,200	-700	3,166,759	-2,248
April 2011	2,811,900	6,600	3,169,007	-10,402
March 2011	2,805,300	4,000	3,179,409	-8,941
February 2011	2,801,300	0	3,188,350	-4,843
January 2011	2,801,300	19,700	3,193,193	-7,950
December 2010	2,781,600	4,900	3,201,143	2,107