Lewiston, Idaho Job Growth

There were 24,700 jobs in Lewiston, Idaho in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 26,308 employed persons for the month. Lewiston added 300 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 57 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lewiston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	24,700	+300	-3,600
CPS	26,308	+57	-3,947

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 peaked in June 2017 at 29,100. Since then 4,400 jobs have been lost in Lewiston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 24,400 in April 2020, Lewiston has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 30,926 for Lewiston in February 2020. 4,618 jobs have been lost in Lewiston since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 26,251, Lewiston has added 57 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lewiston, Idaho Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	24,700	300	26,308	57
April 2020	24,400	-4,000	26,251	-3,880
March 2020	28,400	-600	30,131	-795
February 2020	29,000	0	30,926	101
January 2020	29,000	100	30,825	-51
December 2019	28,900	200	30,876	79
November 2019	28,700	0	30,797	102
October 2019	28,700	400	30,695	112
September 2019	28,300	0	30,583	111
August 2019	28,300	-100	30,472	99
July 2019	28,400	0	30,373	72
June 2019	28,400	100	30,301	46