Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington Job Growth

There were 79,500 jobs in Bremerton, Washington in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 110,660 employed persons for the month. Bremerton lost 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 224 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bremerton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	79,500	-200	-2,500
CPS	110,660	-224	-4,230

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

Bremerton, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Bremerton peaked in June 2006 at 87,300. Since then 7,800 jobs have been lost in Bremerton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 118,710 for Bremerton in August 2008. 8,050 jobs have been lost in Bremerton since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bremerton, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	79,500	-200	110,660	-224
November 2011	79,700	-100	110,884	-491
October 2011	79,800	-1,100	111,375	-282
September 2011	80,900	-700	111,657	-546
August 2011	81,600	900	112,203	7
July 2011	80,700	200	112,196	-844
June 2011	80,500	-900	113,040	-607
May 2011	81,400	-700	113,647	18
April 2011	82,100	-500	113,629	-196
March 2011	82,600	500	113,825	-218
February 2011	82,100	-1,000	114,043	-459
January 2011	83,100	1,100	114,502	-388
December 2010	82,000	300	114,890	-91