Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 74,400 jobs in Yakima, Washington in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 107,925 employed persons for the month. Yakima lost 700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 436 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	74,400	-700	-3,100
CPS	107,925	-436	-8,708

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

Yakima, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Yakima peaked in March 2008 at 79,600. Since then 5,200 jobs have been lost in Yakima according to the employer survey. From a trough of 73,600 in August 2011, Yakima has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 116,633 for Yakima in December 2010. 8,708 jobs have been lost in Yakima since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	74,400	-700	107,925	-436
November 2011	75,100	900	108,361	-758
October 2011	74,200	-200	109,119	-915
September 2011	74,400	800	110,034	-539
August 2011	73,600	-1,300	110,573	-732
July 2011	74,900	1,200	111,305	-712
June 2011	73,700	-1,900	112,017	-890
May 2011	75,600	300	112,907	-516
April 2011	75,300	-600	113,423	-1,053
March 2011	75,900	-400	114,476	-1,000
February 2011	76,300	300	115,476	-626
January 2011	76,000	-1,500	116,102	-531
December 2010	77,500	0	116,633	336