Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska Job Growth

There were 504,600 jobs in Omaha, Nebraska in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 469,073 employed persons for the month. Omaha added 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 398 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Omaha job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	504,600	+500	+5,100
CPS	469,073	+398	+5,994

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

Omaha, Nebraska Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Omaha 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 Omaha, Nebraska

CES employment for Omaha in April 2018 is at a new high of 504,600.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Omaha is at a new high of 469,073.

Employment: CES, CPS

Omaha, Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	504,600	500	469,073	398
March 2018	504,100	1,800	468,675	1,118
February 2018	502,300	500	467,557	2,530
January 2018	501,800	-200	465,027	751
December 2017	502,000	1,400	464,276	-407
November 2017	500,600	1,100	464,683	-607
October 2017	499,500	500	465,290	65
September 2017	499,000	1,000	465,225	973
August 2017	498,000	-100	464,252	818
July 2017	498,100	-2,300	463,434	316
June 2017	500,400	1,000	463,118	243
May 2017	499,400	-100	462,875	-204