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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Job Growth

There were 1,739,000 jobs in Seattle, Washington in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,777,904 employed persons for the month. Seattle lost 2,900 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 7,396 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Seattle job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,739,000 -2,900 +38,100
CPS 1,777,904 +7,396 +32,310

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 February 2008 at 1,773,500. Since then 34,500 jobs have been lost in Seattle according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,634,500 in February 2010, Seattle has gained 104,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2013 for Seattle is at a new high of 1,777,904.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Seattle, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 1,739,000 -2,900 1,777,904 7,396
February 2013 1,741,900 2,100 1,770,508 9,445
January 2013 1,739,800 10,800 1,761,063 3,152
December 2012 1,729,000 2,700 1,757,911 1,175
November 2012 1,726,300 1,400 1,756,736 1,474
October 2012 1,724,900 4,500 1,755,262 1,705
September 2012 1,720,400 3,700 1,753,557 1,681
August 2012 1,716,700 2,200 1,751,876 1,387
July 2012 1,714,500 4,500 1,750,489 1,110
June 2012 1,710,000 2,400 1,749,379 1,095
May 2012 1,707,600 3,800 1,748,284 1,157
April 2012 1,703,800 2,900 1,747,127 1,533
March 2012 1,700,900 5,500 1,745,594 2,073

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