Billings, Montana Job Growth

There were 85,300 jobs in Billings, Montana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,704 employed persons for the month. Billings added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 527 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Billings job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,300	+100	+300
CPS	84,704	+527	+993

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 400 jobs have been lost in Billings according to the employer survey. From a trough of 84,800 in October 2018, Billings has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,810 for Billings in January 2008. 1,106 jobs have been lost in Billings since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 76,215, Billings has added 8,489 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Billings, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	85,300	100	84,704	527
January 2019	85,200	200	84,177	-178
December 2018	85,000	200	84,355	518
November 2018	84,800	0	83,837	-48
October 2018	84,800	-500	83,885	130
September 2018	85,300	-100	83,755	-3
August 2018	85,400	500	83,758	-271
July 2018	84,900	-500	84,029	-177
June 2018	85,400	-300	84,206	78
May 2018	85,700	400	84,128	342
April 2018	85,300	200	83,786	-17
March 2018	85,100	100	83,803	92