Billings, Montana Job Growth

There were 75,700 jobs in Billings, Montana in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,917 employed persons for the month. Billings lost 9,800 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9,076 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Billings job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	75,700	-9,800	-9,400
CPS	75,917	-9,076	-8,804

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 January 2019 at 86,300. Since then 10,600 jobs have been lost in Billings according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,630 for Billings in December 2007. 9,713 jobs have been lost in Billings since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Billings, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	75,700	-9,800	75,917	-9,076
March 2020	85,500	-500	84,993	-70
February 2020	86,000	-100	85,063	104
January 2020	86,100	400	84,959	202
December 2019	85,700	-100	84,757	-67
November 2019	85,800	-100	84,824	-55
October 2019	85,900	-100	84,879	-30
September 2019	86,000	200	84,909	16
August 2019	85,800	300	84,893	68
July 2019	85,500	300	84,825	81
June 2019	85,200	500	84,744	47
May 2019	84,700	-400	84,697	-24