South Bend-Mishawaka, Indiana Job Growth

There were 143,300 jobs in South Bend, Indiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 155,186 employed persons for the month. South Bend added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 377 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare South Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	143,300	+300	+900
CPS	155,186	+377	+2,803

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

South Bend, Indiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for South Bend 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 South Bend, Indiana

CES employment for South Bend peaked in May 2000 at 151,000. Since then 7,700 jobs have been lost in South Bend according to the employer survey. From a trough of 129,800 in July 2009, South Bend has gained 13,499 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 157,116 for South Bend in April 2000. 1,930 jobs have been lost in South Bend since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 134,400, South Bend has added 20,786 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Bend, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	143,300	300	155,186	377
September 2018	143,000	2,100	154,809	789
August 2018	140,900	-100	154,020	-764
July 2018	141,000	-100	154,784	442
June 2018	141,100	-3,200	154,342	-1,677
May 2018	144,300	400	156,019	40
April 2018	143,900	-100	155,979	209
March 2018	144,000	200	155,770	1,254
February 2018	143,800	-1,000	154,516	1,451
January 2018	144,800	2,000	153,065	609
December 2017	142,800	400	152,456	77
November 2017	142,400	0	152,379	-4