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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Job Growth

There were 2,177,600 jobs in Seattle, Washington in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,200,012 employed persons for the month. Seattle lost 100 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,044 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Seattle job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,177,600 -100 +44,800
CPS 2,200,012 +2,044 +40,875

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

Seattle, Washington Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Seattle 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 for Seattle, Washington

CES employment for Seattle peaked in October 2023 at 2,177,700. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Seattle according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,202,884 for Seattle in August 2023. 2,872 jobs have been lost in Seattle since then according to the household survey. From a October 2023 low of 2,197,968, Seattle has added 2,044 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Seattle, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 2,177,600 -100 2,200,012 2,044
October 2023 2,177,700 6,900 2,197,968 -4,098
September 2023 2,170,800 400 2,202,066 -818
August 2023 2,170,400 2,700 2,202,884 3,439
July 2023 2,167,700 -1,400 2,199,445 6,700
June 2023 2,169,100 7,800 2,192,745 7,840
May 2023 2,161,300 -1,700 2,184,905 8,141
April 2023 2,163,000 1,800 2,176,764 4,888
March 2023 2,161,200 4,500 2,171,876 7,680
February 2023 2,156,700 8,400 2,164,196 4,065
January 2023 2,148,300 8,000 2,160,131 1,067
December 2022 2,140,300 7,500 2,159,064 -73