Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 76,300 jobs in Yakima, Washington in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 112,233 employed persons for the month. Yakima added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,396 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	76,300	+400	-300
CPS	112,233	+1,396	-2,243

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 79,500. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Yakima according to the employer survey. From a trough of 75,000 in August 2010, Yakima has gained 1,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 116,633 for Yakima in December 2010. 4,400 jobs have been lost in Yakima since then according to the household survey. From a December 2011 low of 107,925, Yakima has added 4,308 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	76,300	400	112,233	1,396
February 2012	75,900	-200	110,837	1,710
January 2012	76,100	300	109,127	1,202
December 2011	75,800	-500	107,925	-436
November 2011	76,300	400	108,361	-758
October 2011	75,900	-500	109,119	-915
September 2011	76,400	500	110,034	-539
August 2011	75,900	-600	110,573	-732
July 2011	76,500	1,200	111,305	-712
June 2011	75,300	-1,300	112,017	-890
May 2011	76,600	0	112,907	-516
April 2011	76,600	0	113,423	-1,053
March 2011	76,600	300	114,476	-1,000