Washington Job Growth

There were 2,854,100 jobs in Washington in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,225,569 employed persons for the month. Washington added 2,100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 12,570 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Washington job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,854,100	+2,100	+38,600
CPS	3,225,569	+12,570	+67,120

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 2,974,500. Since then 120,400 jobs have been lost in Washington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,773,000 in February 2010, Washington has gained 81,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Washington reached a maximum of 3,288,290 in September 2008. 62,721 jobs have been lost in Washington since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 3,153,174, Washington has added 72,395 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,854,100	2,100	3,225,569	12,570
March 2012	2,852,000	7,100	3,212,999	4,872
February 2012	2,844,900	-3,500	3,208,127	8,661
January 2012	2,848,400	14,400	3,199,466	7,119
December 2011	2,834,000	-9,200	3,192,347	7,244
November 2011	2,843,200	7,800	3,185,103	7,859
October 2011	2,835,400	12,400	3,177,244	8,860
September 2011	2,823,000	-5,100	3,168,384	8,294
August 2011	2,828,100	1,700	3,160,090	5,371
July 2011	2,826,400	11,900	3,154,719	1,163
June 2011	2,814,500	-2,600	3,153,556	-1,958
May 2011	2,817,100	1,600	3,155,514	-2,935
April 2011	2,815,500	9,400	3,158,449	-1,844