Billings, Montana Job Growth

There were 85,400 jobs in Billings, Montana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,821 employed persons for the month. Billings lost 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 66 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Billings job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,400	-500	+600
CPS	83,821	+66	-429

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 September 2018 at 85,900. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Billings according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,810 for Billings in January 2008. 1,989 jobs have been lost in Billings since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 76,215, Billings has added 7,606 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Billings, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	85,400	-500	83,821	66
September 2018	85,900	400	83,755	-3
August 2018	85,500	-100	83,758	-271
July 2018	85,600	0	84,029	-177
June 2018	85,600	200	84,206	78
May 2018	85,400	100	84,128	342
April 2018	85,300	-100	83,786	-17
March 2018	85,400	100	83,803	92
February 2018	85,300	200	83,711	40
January 2018	85,100	200	83,671	-566
December 2017	84,900	0	84,237	72
November 2017	84,900	100	84,165	-85