Billings, Montana Job Growth

There were 85,300 jobs in Billings, Montana in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,824 employed persons for the month. Billings added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 81 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Billings job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,300	+200	+300
CPS	83,824	-81	-1,046

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 2017 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 2017, Billings has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,810 for Billings in January 2008. 1,986 jobs have been lost in Billings since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 76,212, Billings has added 7,612 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 2018	85,300	200	83,824	-81
January 2018	85,100	200	83,905	-1,109
December 2017	84,900	0	85,014	97
November 2017	84,900	100	84,917	53
October 2017	84,800	-300	84,864	-154
September 2017	85,100	-100	85,018	43
August 2017	85,200	100	84,975	46
July 2017	85,100	-200	84,929	154
June 2017	85,300	-400	84,775	505
May 2017	85,700	500	84,270	-58
April 2017	85,200	200	84,328	-432
March 2017	85,000	0	84,760	-110