Billings, Montana Job Growth

There were 85,400 jobs in Billings, Montana in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,769 employed persons for the month. Billings lost 0 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 181 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Billings job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,400	0	+500
CPS	84,769	+181	+362

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

Billings, Montana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Billings 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 Billings, Montana

CES employment for Billings peaked in May 2018 at 85,700. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Billings according to the employer survey. From a trough of 84,800 in October 2018, Billings has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,630 for Billings in December 2007. 861 jobs have been lost in Billings since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 76,313, Billings has added 8,456 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Billings, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	85,400	0	84,769	181
June 2019	85,400	100	84,588	146
May 2019	85,300	100	84,442	114
April 2019	85,200	100	84,328	83
March 2019	85,100	0	84,245	126
February 2019	85,100	-100	84,119	167
January 2019	85,200	200	83,952	-4
December 2018	85,000	200	83,956	30
November 2018	84,800	0	83,926	4
October 2018	84,800	-500	83,922	-98
September 2018	85,300	-100	84,020	-175
August 2018	85,400	500	84,195	-212