Bellingham, Washington Job Growth

There were 81,500 jobs in Bellingham, Washington in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 98,840 employed persons for the month. Bellingham added 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,412 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bellingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	81,500	+700	+1,700
CPS	98,840	+1,412	+2,988

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

Bellingham, Washington Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bellingham 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 Bellingham, Washington

CES employment for Bellingham peaked in February 2008 at 85,800. Since then 4,300 jobs have been lost in Bellingham according to the employer survey. From a trough of 77,900 in August 2010, Bellingham has gained 3,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 103,803 for Bellingham in July 2008. 4,963 jobs have been lost in Bellingham since then according to the household survey. From a December 2011 low of 94,561, Bellingham has added 4,279 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bellingham, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	81,500	700	98,840	1,412
February 2012	80,800	-200	97,428	1,460
January 2012	81,000	1,100	95,968	1,407
December 2011	79,900	-600	94,561	-157
November 2011	80,500	300	94,718	-218
October 2011	80,200	-400	94,936	-75
September 2011	80,600	-300	95,011	-417
August 2011	80,900	400	95,428	215
July 2011	80,500	600	95,213	-81
June 2011	79,900	-100	95,294	-220
May 2011	80,000	-500	95,514	139
April 2011	80,500	700	95,375	-477
March 2011	79,800	100	95,852	-307