Lewiston, Idaho Job Growth

There were 29,600 jobs in Lewiston, Idaho in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 31,097 employed persons for the month. Lewiston added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 30 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lewiston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	29,600	+200	+1,000
CPS	31,097	+30	+746

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

Lewiston, Idaho Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lewiston 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 Lewiston, Idaho

CES employment for Lewiston in February 2018 is at a new high of 29,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 31,103 for Lewiston in November 2017. 6 jobs have been lost in Lewiston since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 30,968, Lewiston has added 129 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lewiston, Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	29,600	200	31,097	30
January 2018	29,400	300	31,067	99
December 2017	29,100	-100	30,968	-135
November 2017	29,200	200	31,103	121
October 2017	29,000	100	30,982	36
September 2017	28,900	-300	30,946	78
August 2017	29,200	100	30,868	51
July 2017	29,100	0	30,817	303
June 2017	29,100	500	30,514	118
May 2017	28,600	-200	30,396	27
April 2017	28,800	100	30,369	69
March 2017	28,700	100	30,300	-51